A baby alligator goes for a ride on top of it's mother in the Florida Everglades. Mother alligators guard their young for up to a year.

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Size: 4300px × 3199px
Location: Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Lee Road, Boynton Beach, FL, USA
Photo credit: © Mark Andrew Thomas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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