An American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, sunning itself beside a pond

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Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Photo credit: © Louise Heusinkveld / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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