Alligators can be found mostly in the Southeastern United States, from North Carolina to Texas. One species of alligator lives almost exclusively in the Yangtze Valley area of China. The Chinese alligator is considered an endangered species. The vast majority of American alligators reside in two states: Florida and Louisiana. Each state counts a population of some one million alligators. South Florida is the only place where alligators and crocodiles live nearby one another.

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