Alligator Mother Protecting Hatchlings 02

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The American alligator lays 20 to 50 white eggs, about the size of a goose egg. The female covers them with decaying vegetation, which produces heats needed for incubation. The temperature at which American alligator eggs develop determines their sex. Those eggs which are hatched at a temperature of 34 °C (93 °F) or more become males, while those at a temperature of 32 °C (86 °F) or lower become female. In general, the nests built on levees are warmer and thus produce males, while the cooler nests of wet marsh produce females.
The female remains near the nest throughout the 65 day incubation period, protecting it from predators. When the young begin to hatch the mother digs them out and carries the hatchlings to the water in her mouth. But the calling alligator hatchlings also attack possible predators as well as other female alligators. If a female has lost her nest to predation, flooding etc., in such case the female might try to take over the nest of another female alligator. Such confrontations can end with the death of the weaker alligator but for the most part the younger and less experienced female will be simply chased away.
The hatching of American alligators can last for days and the hatchlings have to make use of their sharp egg tooth to cut through the hard egg shell. Eventually, the egg shell becomes bridle and brakes apart due to the hatchling’s constant scratching. This is truly an exhausting task for any baby alligator. Hence, the hatchlings take periodically naps to regain new energy before braking through the shell. American alligator mothers protecting hatchlings was filmed by Heiko Kiera in 2017. The stock footage is available at www.Ojatrovisuals.com

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this man is responding to comments 10 years later... props to him 👏🏽

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[@ojatro]

Thanks!

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Weird seeing a cold-blooded killer being so gentle and motherly.

[@ojatro]

I agree but such contradictions of nature make sense if one understands that crocodilians are one of the longest surviving species on our planet! I sincerely hope that such behavior might encourage people to start thinking...

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@@ojatro yeah, their looks haven't changed at all, except that they are smaller now, but still large compared to other animals.

[@georgehh2574]

It's survival, like any species on Earth. It's simply their best way of ensuring as many babies survive onto adulthood and further breeding.

[@steve1311]

If the bite of the gator is so strong why can't it just bite off the head of the snake?

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How naturally!

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It's amazing how gentle they are with the there babies! It breaks my heart that the nest got flooded, and yet that is mother nature. I wrist I could save all critters! Thank you for all of these videos, they are wonderful, you give us the best an worst. Keep up all the wonderful videos. God bless all of y'all out there!

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This alligator is enormous

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Is there still food for gators since there is lots of non native species eating native mammals and others o.O Are the gators smaller or are there fewer these days?

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Poor baby gators! 😭

[@ojatro]

Not really, cuz this is all part of natural selection... Thanks for watching!

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Still poor gators

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Thabks! Vaya con dios!

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How do you get this type of footage? It's crazy!

[@ojatro]

... by standing waist deep into the mud with camera gears etc.. Thanks for watching!

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@@ojatro (I know it's over a year on but,) was there much risk standing in water near the alligator nests?

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@@ojatro considering that it says stock photos I dont believe you were standing anywhere in water.

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