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Alligators, rulers of the swamps, link marine and freshwater ecosystems
Just when you thought it was safe on the beach...alligators are there, too, scientists find.
Credit: James Nifong
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Biologist James Nifong with an adult female alligator recaptured to remove her GPS transmitter.
Credit: James Nifong
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Carrying a GPS transmitter, an alligator swims in a tidal river near Sapelo Island, Georgia.
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An alligator travels from freshwater wetlands to salt marshes on Sapelo Island, Georgia.
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A GPS transmitter-outfitted 'gator in a salt marsh creek at Sapelo Island, Georgia.
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Marine-foraging alligators use freshwater wetlands to rehydrate after being in salty environments.
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