Why Are There No Alligators in Australia?

Why Are There No Alligators in Australia?

Today there are two species of alligator - the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. The American alligator is the larger of the two species and is endemic to the southeastern states. The Chinese alligator is listed as critically endangered with only about 300 individuals existing in the wild.
Neither species lives in Australia. Here we ask the question why are there no alligators in Australia?

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[GOJIRAEDITZZ]

Because alligators would get destroyed in Australia

[ApexPrimals]

Salties are enough for Aussie and Southeast Asia

[arkprice]

If Alligators occupied Australia, they could probably outcompete the freshwater crocodile but would be outcompeted by the larger saltwater crocodile.
They would find suitable habitat and suitable prey in Australia in the form of feral deer, feral hogs, and probably the occasional human

[richardbidinger]

Alligators aren't as aggressive as salties. Salties would just wipe them out.

[JuanEnriqueFloresJr]

Could Great Auks survive in Antarctica? Could Trilobites survive during the Mesozoic?

[jabbarmuhammad]

Alligators probably could survive in Australia but they have to compete with crocodiles

[erichtomanek]

I think Australia's Northern Territory has the East Alligator River.

[jonathanroberts-bjyl]

Because it’s too far south, there are none in New Guinea as well.

[erichtomanek]

0:48
Why show the image of a Phytosaur?

[ShadesMP]

Because Alligators are ALL American!!!! They are too busy representing The University of Florida.

[harrygreb]

Could the Haast eagle survive in modern south America?

[TheRealRedAce]

Bleedin' crocs et all the gators, cobber.

[TravisWillden]

I believe if alligators could thive in Australia they will make a good home unless you play planet zoo that is 😂

[SmedleyDouwright]

Crocodiles can tolerate salt water. Alligators can tolerate colder weather than crocodiles.

[TheIntelligentElephant]

Because crocodiles are the only crocodilians allowed there? 🐊

[Fenrir]

6:56 - I assume that's an AI created image unless there's some special eight toed crocodilians I don't know about?

[alexwilliams]

Because the Crocs and sharks ate them all!

[kristokiid]

The Chinese alligator is in endangered because they probably eat them

[James-kvkb]

I love the way everybody thinks Australia was empty and everything came here. Why is Australia not capable of producing human life or animals that started from here

[StevenHughes-hrhp]

Why are there only two kinds of alligators? The black caiman of South America looks more like an American alligator than the Chinese alligator does.