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Do alligators live in the ocean?

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Alligators are primarily freshwater animals and they do not live in the ocean.

A sunbathing alligator

There are many things you may encounter when swimming in the ocean. Alligators probably aren鈥檛 one of them.

While alligators can tolerate salt water for a few hours or even days, they are primarily freshwater animals, living in swampy areas, rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds.