Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge April 2024

Another photographer noted an alligator family with mother and babies nearby. He has been watching the family and believes the babies were hatched in August 2023. Baby alligators (hatchlings) have a pointed “egg tooth” or a caruncle to help them break out of their shell. This tooth is soon lost after hatching. Hatchlings are about 8 inches long. A group of hatchlings is called a pod.

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