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Alligator Population Control: The Role of Raccoons
30:15 - 37:04 (06:49)
Alligators are apex predators, killing about 80% of eggs and juvenile alligators. However, the alligator population is controlled by raccoons who steal their eggs at great personal risk.
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This transcript highlights how alligators are seen as killing machines and their freshwater launch from water to the shore makes it hard for mammals or anything on shore to get water.
30:15 - 31:42 (01:27)
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This transcript highlights how alligators are seen as killing machines and their freshwater launch from water to the shore makes it hard for mammals or anything on shore to get water.
ChapterAlligator Population Control: The Role of Raccoons
EpisodeAll About Alligators
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Alligator farming became a major industry in Louisiana during the 20th century as French designers popularized alligator skin products.
31:42 - 34:48 (03:05)
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Alligator farming became a major industry in Louisiana during the 20th century as French designers popularized alligator skin products. Despite declining alligator populations in the 1960s, conservation efforts and government regulations helped revive the industry.
ChapterAlligator Population Control: The Role of Raccoons
EpisodeAll About Alligators
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Alligators, as apex predators, have few natural predators except for the occasional anaconda or big panther.
34:48 - 37:04 (02:16)
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Alligators, as apex predators, have few natural predators except for the occasional anaconda or big panther. However, their population is naturally controlled by the theft of their eggs by the faithful raccoon, who risks everything to do so.