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Salinity affecting gators?
Today while searching for American crocodiles on the banks of inlets from the bay deep into the mangroves i spotted what i thought would be the find of the year so far. I saw splashing and heard some bellowing ahead around 100 feet or so. I parked the canoe on the muddy bank and walked the rest of the way. What i saw was not what i expected nor was it normal by any means from my experience. It was what looked to be two american alligators in courtship. Now, this is not the time of year for them to be doing this and secondly this area was incredibly salty. And to make for more confusion this gators where small and looked to be to small to breed or very young breeders ( around 4-5 feet). These things just do not add up to me and i was curious if salinity has affect on the growth of alligators? Aswell as why they would be breeding so early in the year? Only thing i could think of was that today was of good degrees. Around 80 or so, taking advantage of this.
Thanks for any help, jason
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