The American Alligator's niche is to eat animals that come close to its dwelling. It keeps the animal population down around the swampy areas. This animal is not a nocturnal animal. It comes out in the day and sleeps most of the night. Adaptations Some of the adaptations of the alligator are its back webbed feet for steering and bulging eyes which make it look like a log.
American alligators have very dark and camouflaged skin.
They also have very sharp teeth for ripping off flesh and eating prey. Nostrils on top of their long noses help them to breathe on top of the water. The environmental change in the alligator's habitat is that people build on their habitat. This forces the alligator to find a new place to live. The female alligator usually has to build a mound for its young out of the materials that are available.