The color of blood depends on how much oxygen is in the blood; when here is plenty of oxygen, the blood is more reddish in color. The reason that this is so is because of a protein called HEMOGLOBIN, which carries the oxygen in your blood. When hemoglobin has a full oxygen load, it gives the blood a reddish color.
Egg Incubation. A female alligator lays between 35 and 90 eggs. Once the eggs are laid, she covers them with a layer of vegetation to keep them warm. The incubation period is 65 days and the temperature within in the nest plays a critical role during this time.
Raising Young-Hatchling alligators are about 6 - 8 inches long marked with black and yellow stripes, to aid in camouflage. They will keep these stripes until they are about 4 years old. A thick, pink yolk sack bulges out of the belly of each hatchling. This will provide food for the young for about the first week.