| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | is deadliest, evolution has granted alligators the ability |
| Alligators truly are nature’s best ambush | | | | to hold their breath for literally hours underwater. |
| predators. The simple fact that they have been | | | | Next, more quite and undetected than a stealth |
| existence since the age of the dinosaurs is amazing. | | | | bomber, the alligator creeps closer and closer to |
| Within this long period of time they have not at all | | | | it’s unsuspecting victim at the water’s |
| changed except that they are a little smaller. If you | | | | edge. Literally getting feet from it’s prey |
| can go back 100 million years ago and catch a glimpse | | | | without the animal knowing. |
| of an alligator it would look exactly the same. With | | | | Then with the speed of a bullet lunges out and snaps |
| that being said they must have a pretty darn good | | | | down on it’s prey, using jaws lined up with |
| survival strategy, one that includes hunting and eating | | | | bone crushing teeth that can exert three thousand |
| other living creatures. | | | | pounds of pressure per square inch. Once in these |
| Now I’m going to walk you through how an | | | | jaws it’s all over there is pretty much no |
| alligator goes about killing it’s prey, I want you | | | | escape. |
| to imagine being the alligator. It all starts with the | | | | The alligator drags it’s prey underwater and |
| alligators ingenious natural design. At the top of their | | | | drowns it in minutes, and since the alligator can hold |
| head is their eyes and snout. So the alligator can | | | | it’s breath for and hour plus this isn’t a |
| completely submerge its body leaving only it’s | | | | problem at all. |
| eyes and nose to scan the surrounding area. | | | | This my friends is nature’s perfect ambush |
| From here the alligator can very easily locate | | | | predator. There is no other creature that has been |
| unweary prey that comes up to the water’s | | | | using the same hunting technique for over 100 million |
| edge looking for a drink. Then suddenly it vanishes | | | | years, never once having to change a bit. |
| not to be seen underwater. This is where the alligator | | | | |