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Aquatic and Reptile Center

Come see our huge collection of fish, reptiles, invertebrates and amphibians. Enjoy the view into our 28,000-gallon Pacific Coast Marine Aquarium or our 30-species Lake Wisconsin.   

Feature Creature

Chinese Alligator

(Alligator sinensis)

Native to:	Yangtze River, China
Primary Diet:	Fish, snails, clams, mussels, small mammals and waterfowl
Adult Weight:	50 to 88 pounds
Status:	Critically endangered

Females lay between 10 and 40 alligator eggs at a time. Sex is determined by the temperature of the egg during incubation. Temperatures below 82 degrees produce females, while temperatures of 91 degrees and higher produce males.

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in the Aquatic and Reptile Center.