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An American alligator named “Barnabus” crawls around in its tank at the Reptile Zoo in Monroe, Wash. on July 3, 2016. These alligators can live to be 50-70 years old and grow to 15-18 feet. They are nocturnal, carnivorous and from South Eastern United States. (© Karen Ducey)

An American alligator named “Barnabus” crawls around in its tank at the Reptile Zoo in Monroe, Wash. on July 3, 2016. These alligators can live to be 50-70 years old and grow to 15-18 feet. They are nocturnal, carnivorous and from South Eastern United States. (© Karen Ducey)