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Alligators bury their eggs with leaves, which then decompose at a temperature of 25?C (80?F) which is the optimum temperature for the eggs to hatch.


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Hackberry
hackberryCeltis occidentalis L.
Some hackberry trees can reach heights of more than 25 m but on average they grow to about 16 m. They closely resemble elms but they have round fleshy drupes as fruits instead of samaras. The fruits are eaten by a wide variety of birds ranging from game- to song-birds.



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