
Alligator
A living log with a U-shaped grin.
Alligator vs Macaw
Tonight's science rumble is set in the visitor lawn, now closed for SCIENCE. No snacks were harmed.
Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Alligators bellow in spring; the water around them actually dances.
Fish, turtles, birds, mammals — swamp buffet, all you can chomp.
Macaw
Ara macao
Macaws can live 50 years or more. That is a long roommate.
Seeds, nuts, fruit, and clay from riverbanks that helps settle spicy toxins.
Who do YOU think wins?

Macaw
A flying bolt-cutter in party colors.