Alligators use buoyancy tanks, according to an article in EurekAlert 13 March 2008 and ScienceNOW 14 March 2008. Alligators draw air into their lung using rib muscles and a large muscle called the diaphragmaticus which runs lengthways along its body cavity connecting the pelvis to the liver and lungs. T. J. Uriona of Utah noted […]
