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October 13, 2011
October 13, 2011
American Alligator Claw
Photograph by Richard T. Bryant
This Month in Photo of the Day: Photos From New National Geographic Books
Though tipped with nightmare claws, the limbs of American alligators—this one photographed at a local park—are more often used to excavate wallowing holes than to slash at prey.
(From the upcoming National Geographic book Visions of Earth)
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