# Do alligators live in the ocean?

- Source: NOAA Ocean Facts (ocean-facts.noaa.gov), Public domain, NOAA National Ocean Service, Ocean Facts
- Reading level: Grade 5
- Subjects: Reptiles and Frogs, Animals, Ocean
- Topics: alligators, ocean, animals, freshwater, live, primarily
- Length: 58 words, about 1 min
- By: NOAA National Ocean Service
- Original: <https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/alligator.html>
- Page: <https://sprout.rootsofreason.org/r/noaa-ocean-facts/alligator>
- Open in Sprouts: <https://sprout.rootsofreason.org/?read=noaa-ocean-facts/alligator>

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

There are many things you may encounter when swimming in the ocean. Alligators probably aren’t 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.

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## Picture credits

- U.S. National Park Service, Public domain (US government work) (<https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/alligator.html>)