Alligator Loses Bottom Jaw
Yep, that is its tongue hanging out. This alligator lost a portion of its bottom jaw but is still going strong. Alligators are truly incredible and adaptable. One study found, young alligators can regrow up to 9 inches of a lost tail. They’re the largest animal with this regenerative ability. The largest ancestral relative was 40-foot alligatoroid that lived in coastal habitats all over North America around 70 million years ago, Deinosuchus.
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