Alligators aren't picky about what they eat. They are carnivores, so any type of prey is a meal to these reptiles. Alligators may eat fish, mollusks, birds, small mammals and other reptiles.
Abstract. Lipomas are common soft tissue neoplasms but are rarely found in the parotid gland. This report is of a 58-year-old man who had a 3.0 x 2.5 cm soft mass in the right parotid gland. At operation, the main trunk of the facial nerve was identified and a superficial parotidectomy was undertaken. This tumour was histologically diagnosed as a lipoma. Asian J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2003;15:292-294.
These include the mumps virus, which typically affects the parotid gland but can affect the submandibular gland as well. Other viruses include HIV, coxsackievirus, parainfluenza types I and II, influenza A, and herpes. Infection of the submandibular gland can result in the formation of a submandibular abscess. In this state, the patient may appear toxic, with features similar to acute submandibular sialadenitis. Spiking fevers are not uncommon.