Alligator Swimming in a Pond
by Catherine Sherman
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Alligator Swimming in a Pond
Artist
Catherine Sherman
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Photograph - Photography Digitally Enhanced
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"Alligator Swimming in a South Carolina Pond" by Catherine Sherman.
An alligator swims across a pond on Seabrook Island in South Carolina. A palm tree is reflected in the water.
This alligator, about five feet long, had been sunning himself (or herself) on the shoreline opposite our house, but when friends and I walked onto the deck of our house, he began to swim over to investigate us. He rested in the water for several minutes in the water just below us, seemingly staring up at us.
American alligators (A. mississippiensis) are found in the southeast United States. An average adult American alligator's weight and length is 360 kg (790 lb) and 4.0 m (13.1 ft), but they sometimes grow to 4.4 m (14 ft) long and weigh over 450 kg (990 lb). They live in fresh and brackish water.;
Featured in "Our 4-Legged Friends" group (04/07/2016); "Showcasing the South" group (07/29/2023)
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April 3rd, 2016
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