Chinese Alligator

The Chinese alligator dig tunnels with multiple chambers, entrances, and pools. This gives them a place to stay during the day and during the cool winter months. It also allows them to hide from threats. Due to habitat loss, increased agriculture, and pesticides, there are now fewer than 200 wild Chinese alligators. This makes them one of the most endangered crocodilians in the world. Although they used to range over most of eastern China, they now live in only a few areas of the lower Yangtze River drainage area.