By Dana Kobilinsky. Surprisingly, the world’s oldest American Alligator doesn’t even live in the Americas, which is strange given that the species is ONLY native to the Americas. Alligators can often reach at least 14 or 15 feet (4.25-4.57 meters) in length, which is even larger than some crocodile species, but not all of them, especially not the Saltwater Crocodile (I am talking about the American alligator – A. mississippiensis here, the Chinese alligator – A. sinensis is much smaller).But what is the largest alligator ever measured? The American alligator is a rare success story of an endangered animal not only saved from extinction but now thriving. An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae.The two living species are the American alligator (A. mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis).Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains. Vicksburg – Rupert the Alligator, who weighed a whopping 1700 lbs, was the oldest known animal on planet earth at nearly 500 years old. 35-year study sheds new light on alligators’ lifespan. There are two kinds of white alligators which are albino and leucistic.These alligators are practically impossible to find in the wild. An average adult American alligator weighs 360 kg (790 lb) and is 4.0 m (13.1 ft) long. The American alligator called Muja is the oldest animal in the Serbian capital's small Zoo, and the employees at the zoo say he at least 80-years-old. Diseases and Parasites: Very little information is available in the scientific literature on wild alligator diseases and parasites. ... but it hadn’t yet been reported for wild alligators. However, they can grow to 4.4 m (14 ft) long and weigh over 450 kg (990 lb). Although the alligator often moves slowly, it can run very fast for short times, especially in very short lunges. American Alligators have a lifespan of 30-50 years when living in the wild. The largest alligator ever recorded, found in Louisiana, was 5.84 m (19.2 ft) long.. In one case a female estimated to be about 68 years old was still nesting in 2014 and produced a fertile clutch of eggs. The oldest captive alligator lived to be 66 years old. They are not believed to be a significant problem for wild alligators. Muja, the oldest living American Alligator in the world, actually lives at the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia and spent a large chunk of his early life in Germany. Distribution Expand/Collapse Distribution. An 80-year-old alligator named Muja, living in the Belgrade Zoo in Serbia, is thought to be the oldest alligator living in captivity. A zookeeper Aleksandar Rakocevic feeds Muja the alligator in Belgrade Zoo, in Belgrade Serbia, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. Alligators first appeared during the Oligocene epoch about 37 million years ago.

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