At the Zoo, the American alligator is fed rats and occasionally chickens and rabbits. American alligators may live to about 50 years in the wild. After it is four feet long, an alligator is safe from predators except humans and occasionally other alligators.All or part of this information was provided by the Animal Diversity Web and Museum of Zoology of the University of Michigan.fter two to three years, they leave that area in search of food, or are driven out by larger alligators. One interesting aspect of alligator biology is that they undergo periods of dormancy when the weather is cold. They excavate a depression called a âgator holeâ along a waterway and use it during dormancy.
Whatâs an adjustable-rate mortgage? An adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is a loan in which the interest rate may change periodically, usually based upon a pre-determined index. The ARM loan may include an initial fixed-rate period that is typically 3 to 10 years.
As of October 2015, the current mortgage rate was around 3.8%, for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, according to Freddie Mac. Of course, these 30-year mortgage rates fluctuate. Average mortgage rates donât just depend on borrowersâ credentials.