I’ve always been a big fan of aquariums. Having grown up in the landlocked Midwest and not seeing an ocean with its bountiful life until I was 20 years old, I am still drawn to the old-school charm of big tanks filled with salt water and populated by exotic fish and other sea critt...
However, most people who live in coastal areas with American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)– such as the Georgia barrier islands – also know that alligators can (and do) swim in the open ocean, and that they can (and do) walk long distances overland on beaches and dunes. Still, ...