Chinese alligator

The China alligator is a small, armored reptile found only in China's Yangtze River region. Unlike its American cousin, it spends winters snoozing in burrows and summers hunting at night. These dark gray alligators are chatty, using bellows and squeaks to talk to mates and babies.

• Grows up to 2.1 meters long, about the length of a tall adult human
• Lays 20-30 eggs per clutch, the smallest eggs of any crocodilian species
• Wild individuals can live over 50 years, with captive ones reaching 70