Alligator Territorial bellows

This is some video taken in everglades national park on the anhinga trail during the dry season. Many alligators are in this area due to low water levels. The bellowing and raising out of the water is a territorial and mating display done by the male alligator.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Alligator
• gator
• bellowing
• everglades
• florida
• national
• park
• royal
• palm
• anhinga
• trail
• mating

[zoperkophotography]

This is a mating call. It is in no way territorial.

[snook201]

@zoperkophotography It is both you might want to do some research. The calls that morning were statred when a 12+ male lifted his head and slamed it down on the surface of the water to prove he was the biggest in the pond. The raising up and puffing themselves up is to make themselves look bigger. 1 to attract the female. 2 To try and scare off othere males. Plus this video was taken nowhere near mating season.

[zoperkophotography]

@snook201 Well i guess all the years i have spent around alligators don't mean anything. Clearly you are an alligator expert, my apologies.

[snook201]

@zoperkophotography Like i said do some research. You will find out that it is known that it is for mating and also belived as a territory display as well. And for some odd reason they will do it before a major change in the temperature alligators are still a some what mysterious creature that do have a certian social structure that has yet been explained.

[NoobTwinz5]

@nonotyoubob Is it possible for someone to be as stupid as you? What could possibly give you the idea that this video us fake?

[snook201]

@NoobTwinz5 I was never answered back. I guess they figured out that its not and had no basis.

[snook201]

@snook201 So I have given you a few days to tell give me rason on why my video is fake, but you have not responded. This tells me that you have no basis for your comment, that would be because it's not fake. Next time you wanna call something it's not you need to check your compass and go the other way. I'm glad you like my video but please don't call it a fake when it's not.

[bluestingerborg]

Sounds like a motor on a deisal engine truck.

[DICKIEMONSTER]

tiss cool

[zoperkophotography]

@snook201 You're the expert

[quj0r]

@CrimsonRaptor7 Like... birds? ;)

[Bulldogbabe852]

feed justin beiber to them!!!!