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A baby crocodile is called a hatchling. Crocodiles can stay underwater for a long time. A mother crocodile gently carries her babies in her mouth.
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What Is a Baby Alligator Called? Hatchling
A baby alligator is called a hatchling. Below you will find what baby alligators eat, how they grow and which other animals share the same baby name.
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A baby alligator is called a hatchling.
Say the word together, then read two quick facts to remember it.
Hatchling
Say “hatchling”
A baby alligator is called a hatchling. Say it slowly and clap for each part of the word.
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Growing up
A young alligator grows into an adult that is 3 to 4.5 m (10 to 15 ft) long.
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Fun fact
An alligator can have about 80 teeth, and lost teeth grow back again and again.
Act it outPretend to be a hatchling with a parent.
Write itWrite “hatchling” and circle the first letter.
Match gameSay an animal, your child says its baby name.
Similar animals
Other Animals Whose Babies Are Called Hatchlings
Learn these together with the alligator. Tap a name to hear it.
Reptile
A baby chameleon is called a hatchling. Chameleons can change the color of their skin. Each eye can move on its own, so they can look two ways at once.
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A baby gecko is called a hatchling. Many geckos can climb walls and even walk upside down on ceilings. Tiny hairs on their toes help them stick.
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A baby iguana is called a hatchling. Green iguanas can grow to about 5 feet long, and much of that is tail. They often live in trees near water and are strong swimmers.
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A baby Komodo dragon is called a hatchling. The Komodo dragon is the biggest lizard in the world. It lives on just a few islands in Indonesia.
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A baby lizard is called a hatchling. Lizards lie in the sun to warm up their bodies. Some lizards can drop their tail to get away and grow a new one.
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A baby leatherback turtle is called a hatchling. The leatherback is the biggest turtle in the world. Its shell feels like soft leather instead of a hard shell.
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A baby nautilus is called a hatchling. A nautilus lives inside a swirly shell with lots of little rooms. It moves by squirting out water, a bit like a jet.
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Quick quiz
Baby Name Quiz: Alligator
A tiny game to check what stuck. Read the question out loud and let your little one tap the answer.
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Questions About Baby Alligators
A baby alligator is called a hatchling. An alligator can have about 80 teeth, and lost teeth grow back again and again.
Young alligators soon eat the same kind of food as adults: fish, turtles, birds and small mammals.
Alligators live for about 35 to 50 years.
A group of alligators is called a congregation.
They grow up where their parents live: Southeastern USA and eastern China (rivers & swamps).
No. The alligator is a reptile.