1.0Milwaukee County Zoohttps://milwaukeezoo.orgVirginia Bocekhttps://milwaukeezoo.org/about-us/our-blog/author/ginny/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4mQyWYOXgT"><a href="https://milwaukeezoo.org/visit/meet-our-animals/chinese-alligator/">Chinese Alligator</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://milwaukeezoo.org/visit/meet-our-animals/chinese-alligator/embed/#?secret=4mQyWYOXgT" width="600" height="338" title="“Chinese Alligator” — Milwaukee County Zoo" data-secret="4mQyWYOXgT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://milwaukeezoo.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://milwaukeezoo.org/wp-content/uploads/Reptile_ChineseAlligator-scaled.jpg25601709The Chinese alligator is one of the smallest crocodilians and one of just two alligator species in the world (the other being the American alligator). The native name for this species is Yow-Lung or T’o, meaning “dragon,” leading some to believe that the mythical Chinese dragon was, in reality, the Chinese alligator.