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Scientists look in tortoise burrow, find 4.5-ft alligator smiling at them

Por: Newsweek Tech March 24, 2023

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Hundreds of species in the southeastern United States rely on tortoise burrows to make their homes. Alligators, however, are not usually included on this list.That's why biologists at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources were so surprised when they peered into a gopher tortoise burrow in Tattnall county on Wednesday, only to find a 4.5-foot gator smiling back at them.Gators often winter in dens or holes along waterways, the Wildlife... + full article



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