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.
Average 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.14%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year loan eased to 4.14% from 4.17% last week. The average for the 15-year mortgage fell to 3.22% from 3.30%.verage 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.14%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for a 30-year loan eased to 4.14% from 4.17% last week. The average for the 15-year mortgage fell to 3.22% from 3.30%.