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Name: Connor Animal Adaptation

You are our school zoologist.  You’re job is to choose an animal to investigate. In the space belowdescribe how the animal’s physical or behavioral adaptations helped it to survive in its environment. Youcan copy and paste or type your answers.  Remember you must be able to prove where you found yourinformation! Mrs. Baxter has provided you some wonderful starting points for your research!

Animal Research Site 1San Diego Zoo for KidsPebbleGo Animals - username is hillsidees and password is school

Animal Adaptation 1 Adaptation 2American Alligator They camouflage in the water to

stay away from predators.

They use their heavy tails to makewide, shallow holes called gatorpits.

They use their tail to swim.

SOURCE (Websites or article names)

1. http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/reptiles/american­alligator

The American alligator has many ways to adapt to its habitat.  For example,one way alligators adapt to their habitat is that they camouflage inthe water to stay away from predators.  Another way they adapt is thatwhen they swim they use their tail.  In addition, the most interesting factI learned is that they use their heavy tails to make wide, shallowholes called gator pits.  If you see an American alligator don’t just

run away, look and see all the adaptations the American alligator has.