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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  • flaffy rules6년 이상
    pretty cool
    • RONthemanCATTT6년 이상
      Nice article I gained friends ever since I read this I am finally a cool kid :)
      • just me6년 이상
        I wish tapirs and okapis were living alongside people. :(
        • Girlz6년 이상
          LET THE ANIMALS LIVE THEIR OWN LIVES! DON'T BOTHER THEM
          • HPlover2346년 이상
            when I saw this articule it was so weird but now that I have read it is awsome
            • Panda346년 이상
              Nice. I love to see animals and to study them that's the fun part.
              • Best Person Eve6년 이상
                Hi this article is very interesting
                • Diomi 6년 이상
                  Awesome
                  • kyleewes
                    kyleewes6년 이상
                    I have never seen a leperd in person
                    • PERIL6년 이상
                      You need help you know that you can't catch an mountain lion

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