The swamp is home to many species of birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, trees and plants.
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State University graduate student spent her nights for the past two summers in many of the rivers, lakes and estuaries of North Carolina coast, looking for the reflective glare of a pair of alligator eyes.
The Great Dismal Swamp is a large area of natural swampland.
Amazingly, these animals have remained virtually unchanged over millions of years.
You can also find them as far west as the southern tip of Texas.