Alligators

reptiles

nests

lay

eggs

babies

hatch

female

babies

stay

keep

hungry

animals

near

water

waits

buried

underground

tasty

quiet

warm

grows

inside

nine

weeks

day

hears

peep

opens

hatching

picks

carries

mouth

close

goes

swim

mother

nearby

many

ride

grows

hunts

catches

snail

crayfish

strong

jaws

food

years

himself

life

cycle