{"id":500,"date":"2018-02-22T16:55:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T16:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/?p=500"},"modified":"2018-02-23T15:28:52","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T15:28:52","slug":"true-or-false-alligator-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/true-or-false-alligator-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"True or False: Alligator Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warmer weather is on the horizon, and with that comes\u00a0our swamp tours, live feedings, videos and nonstop entertainment from your favorite alligator crew. For those of you who have missed us this winter, don\u2019t worry \u2013 we\u2019re back in action this month and we\u2019re gearing up for our not-to-be-missed live feedings, heading your way mid-March.<\/p>\n

To kick off the season, we\u2019re testing your knowledge on all things alligators! Brush up on your alligator facts<\/a> and put yourself to the test! We\u2019ve got a couple tricks up our sleeves.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s play a little game of true or false.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

First up\u2026True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alligators rarely live past 30 years.<\/p>\n

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FALSE!<\/p>\n

To date, the oldest alligator on record is in its early 70s!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alligators are unable to naturally regulate their temperatures.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

TRUE!<\/p>\n

Reptiles depend on the sun and other forms of warmth to maintain a stable body temperature<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

An alligator can go through 2,000 teeth in a lifetime.<\/p>\n

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TRUE!<\/p>\n

Alligators have around 74 to 80 teeth<\/a> in their jaws at any given time, and as they wear down or fall out they are replaced.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Large alligators can go as long as 12 months with no food.<\/p>\n

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FALSE!<\/p>\n

Alligators can go as long as 18 months with no food.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alligators\u00a0often stay in groups called congregations.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

TRUE!<\/p>\n

These\u00a0groups\u00a0are typically seen basking in the sun or taking a swim together.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alligators grow to a maximum length of 10 feet.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

FALSE!<\/p>\n

Alligators can grow up to a whopping 14 feet \u2013 the longest at Alligator Alley is Captain Crunch, who is 13 feet, 8 inches.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alligators have poor eyesight.<\/p>\n

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FALSE!<\/p>\n

With their eyes positioned on the sides of their head, they have a fairly wide range of sight.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

True or False?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alligators of 10 feet or\u00a0longer can have as much as 1,800 pounds of bite.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

TRUE!<\/p>\n

Why do you think we call him Captain CRUNCH!?<\/p>\n

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So, how\u2019d you do? If you answered all of these correctly, you\u2019re an alligator expert – congratulations, farm friend! If not, don\u2019t worry! Swing by and give us a visit<\/a> this month and we\u2019ll teach you a thing or two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Warmer weather is on the horizon, and with that comes\u00a0our swamp tours, live feedings, videos and nonstop entertainment from your favorite alligator crew. For those of you who have missed us this winter, don\u2019t worry \u2013 we\u2019re back in action this month and we\u2019re gearing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,38,37,32,15,11,36,35,34,31,33,30,29],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alligator","tag-alligator-bite","tag-alligator-eyesight","tag-alligator-facts","tag-alligator-farm","tag-alligator-farmer","tag-alligator-length","tag-alligator-life-expectancy","tag-alligator-teeth","tag-alligators","tag-congregations","tag-live-feedings","tag-swamp-tours"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}