Breeding Birds Use Alligators to Protect Nests from Raccoons, Opossums (IMAGE)

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Breeding Birds Use Alligators to Protect Nests from Raccoons, Opossums

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This is an alligator attempting to eat a raccoon on a bait station in southwest Florida.

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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