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.
In today's market, the mortgage rate of a 5-year ARM is a 94 basis points (0.94%) lower than a comparable 30-year fixed. Rates for the 5-year ARM average 2.99% and rates for the 30-year loan average 3.93%. Because its rates are lower, 5-year ARMs save $52 per $100,000 borrowed at today's mortgage rates. Getting access to cheaper payments, though, should not be the reason you choose an adjustable-rate mortgage over a fixed-rate one.
1 Historical performance of 16 mortgage ARM indexes: Detailed Comparison Chart. 2  ARM Index Variability Table for the most recent 12 months. 3  The number of times mortgage (ARM) indexes' movement changed direction during each calendar year. 4  National Monthly Average Mortgage Rates (FHLMC, HSH, FHFB).