In an Alligator-Eat-Alligator World, Cannibalism Can Mean Population Control
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 14:31
in Biology & Nature
It's an alligator-eat-alligator world out in the waters of Orange Lake in Alachua County, Florida. Cannibalism among American alligators is responsible for a 6-7% reduction in the number of juvenile gators here each year, according to a new study. This number is based on the recovery of marking tags from the stomachs of harvested alligators.