Alligators On The Beach? Killer Whales In The River? Get Used To It!

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Alligators are making an appearance in areas now inhabited by humans (Photo Credit: Thomas J. Dunkerton/Duke University

Large predators are increasingly appearing in unexpected places — alligators in saltwater marshes, killer whales in rivers, and mountain lions far away from the closest mountain. Experts hypothesize that as successful conservation efforts increase the local populations of these predators, they are moving beyond their usual habitats in search of food. However, Brian Silliman, professor of marine conservation biology at Duke University, has a different theory. He believes the animals are recolonizing habitats they lived and hunted in for centuries — before human activity pushed them to the brink of extinction, and long before researchers began studying them.

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  • pinkd0g
    pinkd0g약 2년
    this is so cool
    • cancer2012
      cancer20122년 이상
      Very cute animals
      • summer_beach
        summer_beach약 3년
        Wow! There are mountain lions that have been seen in a town near to me and there are not any mountains but there is a lot of wight tail deer and lakes and rivers though. I would love to see one in the wild, they are one of my favorite animals! 🐾
      • mrlewy
        mrlewy약 3년
        cool and scary, I like the leopards they are C.U.T.E lol
        • unknown_user14
          unknown_user144년 이하
          WOW! I'm mostly interested in the first picture with the alligator eating a Chesapeake Blue Crab. But it's also sad.
          • bbear2613
            bbear26134년 이하
            wow pretty animals
            • fornitegamer0
              fornitegamer04년 이상
              scary
              • jkbear
                jkbear4년 이상
                wow
                • lemonade11
                  lemonade114년 이상
                  I live next to a saltwater river that feeds into the Atlantic ocean. When it rains a lot, alligators will occasionally (very rarely) swim from the freshwater lakes around our town into the now brackish river. If killer whales ever swam into the river they might become sick if it rained a lot and the water wasn't salty enough for them.
                • wakandaqueen18
                  wakandaqueen184년 이상
                  give me a C give me a U give me a T give me a E what dose that spell CUTE like and follow yay

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