🐊 American alligator vs Great white shark 🦈

Which one? American alligator or great white shark

10 things to know about American alligator vs Great white shark

1. The American alligator: It digs pools in the swamp that help other animals in dry weather.
2. The great white shark: The biggest fish that hunts, with rows of spare teeth waiting.
3. They are different kinds of animal. The American alligator is a reptile, so it has scaly skin; the great white shark is a fish, so it breathes with gills.
4. The great white shark is about twice as long as the American alligator: 2 against 1.
5. The great white shark weighs about 4 times as much as the American alligator. That is 4 for the American alligator and 2 for the great white shark.
6. They are about the same. Usual lifespans: 1 for the American alligator and 2 for the great white shark.
7. Both eat meat. The American alligator eats fish, turtles, frogs, snakes and birds; the great white shark eats seals, sea lions, fish and dead whales.
8. The American alligator lives in swamps, marshes, rivers and lakes of the southeastern United States. The great white shark lives in cool coastal seas around the world. They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet.
9. The American alligator: doing fine (Least Concern on the IUCN Red List). 5
10. The great white shark: needs help (Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List). 6

Wow facts

🐊 American alligator

• Baby alligators chirp from inside their eggs.
• The warmth of the nest decides if hatchlings are males or females.
• An alligator's snout is wide and rounded, like a U.

🦈 Great white shark

• A great white keeps growing new teeth its whole life.
• It can feel the tiny electric signals of other animals.
• Its body stays warmer than the water around it.

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