Breeding Birds Use Alligators to Protect Nests from Raccoons, Opossums (image) PLOS Share Print E-Mail Caption This is an alligator attempting to eat a raccoon on a bait station in southwest Florida. Credit Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Usage Restrictions All figures and photographic images will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL), which allows them to be freely used, distributed, and built upon as long as proper attribution is given. Share Print E-Mail Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.