Alligator (Alligators)

Genus

Alligators

Alligator

1 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

Species in this group

American Alligator
LC Endemic

American Alligator

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~70%
Jan
~80%
Feb
~80%
Mar
~80%
Apr
~80%
May
~80%
Jun
~70%
Jul
~80%
Aug
~70%
Sep
~70%
Oct
~70%
Nov
~80%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Alligators

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~90%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~80%
3 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~70%
4 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~50%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~20%
2 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~20%
3 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 1
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Disney's Animal Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 SeaWorld Orlando 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 Busch Gardens Tampa 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
4 San Diego Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
5 Moscow Zoo 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
6 Pairi Daiza 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
7 National Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
8 Shedd Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
9 ZooParc de Beauval 🇫🇷 France In captivity
10 Leipzig Zoological Garden 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
11 Denver Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
12 Tierpark Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity
13 Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 California Academy of Sciences 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Antwerp Zoo 🇧🇪 Belgium In captivity
16 Le Pal 🇫🇷 France In captivity
17 North Carolina Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
18 Australia Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
19 Kolmården Wildlife Park 🇸🇪 Sweden In captivity
20 Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer 🇫🇷 France In captivity
21 Réserve africaine de Sigean 🇫🇷 France In captivity
22 Abilene Zoological Gardens 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
23 Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée 🇫🇷 France In captivity
24 Zoobotánico Jerez 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
25 Silver Springs 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
26 Zoo Miami 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
27 Lion Country Safari 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
28 Toronto Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada In captivity
29 Safari West 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
30 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
31 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
32 Wildlife Safari 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
33 Kansas City Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
34 SeaWorld San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
35 Ramat Gan Safari 🇮🇱 Israel In captivity
36 Brookfield Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
37 Ecological Center of Sonora 🇲🇽 Mexico In captivity
38 Nashville Zoo at Grassmere 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
39 Safari Madrid 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
40 Everglades Safari Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
41 Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
42 Chester Zoo 🇬🇧 United Kingdom In captivity
43 Parque y Zoológico Nacional Arquitecto Manuel Valverde Podestá 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic In captivity
44 WildFlorida Safaris 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
45 Lake Tobias Wildlife Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
46 Parc zoologique de Lisieux 🇫🇷 France In captivity
47 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
48 Wild Animal Safari 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
49 Los Angeles Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
50 Oakland Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity

Challenges

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