Alligator Mating Dance- Avery Island, LA

American alligators are the most vocal of all crocodilians, and communication begins early in life, while alligators are still in eggs. When they are ready to hatch, the young will make high pitched whining noises. Alligators commonly bellow and roar at one another. The bellow is loud and throaty, and can be heard from up to 165 yards away. Alligators also emit sounds called chumpfs. These are cough like purrs made during courting. (Godwin, 1999; Levy, 1991; Ross, 1989)
Other communication during mating season includes non-verbal forms such as lifting the head out of the water to show honorable intentions, headslapping by males as a sign of aggression to ward off intruders, and perhaps most notably, the virbrations, bubbles, and ripples seen in the water as a result of subaudible noises

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• Alligator
• Mating
• Dance

[Stingray8854]

That is part of the mating ritual. The males also let out BIG, DEEP GROWLS, that say "Ladies, I'm here!" and "Guys, I'm gonna KILL YOU!". And they FIGHT! It's EXTREMELY violent. I've seen it one night about 20 minutes from Avery Island at the edge of a swamp. There was one alligator, and another swam too close. A HUGE set of jaws of the first SLAMMED on the second one in an explosion of teeth, tails, claws, and flying water. When it was over, just one, eyes glowing red in the light, was left.

[theboomersmom]

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[Stingray8854]

He's big, but hes not the biggest out there. I haven't seen him myself, but I'm told that there's one out there that's every bit of 15 feet long, about 800 pounds, and he's estimated to be between 80 - 100 years old. Avery Island is a very cool place. I live about 10 minutes from there.

[bijoukaiba]

"In my next life, I wanna be an alligator." :D

[pjking26]

That is our Gator! Woo he was big....