Alligator Scrubbing

Luna, the albino alligator, and Gantu, a natural-colored alligator, float in their pool while being rubbed with long-handled brushes, to their apparent contentment. The brushing activity is offered as a secondary enrichment to the alligators after feeding sessions. The animals choose to position themselves for the activity and are free to swim away at any time. In fact, if brushing ceases for one animal before the other, the alligators jockey for the lone brush.

[@suspiciousminds1750]

Oh man, they scrubbed him so hard the color came off!

[@melaniea7665]

Ahahh

[@kyunishan2530]

Imagine how good it must feel for someone who can't scratch their backs

[@syradailey424]

The real life version of shiny Pokémon

[@TheDman131]

Gator: jokes on you I'm getting a free back scratch out of this!

[@rodrigoemanuel8088]

human : at least i can reach my back lol !

[@nickrogers4767]

Alligator like his scrubin

[@cryptocrap6013]

I only watched ONCE an alligator scrubbing video but youtube recommend MANY THE NEXT DAY!

[@abc1234567a1]

I watched one parrot video and gave it a like, and 12 hours later my recommended was parrot city.

[@juliansihite1289]

@@abc1234567a1 HAHAHAHAHA

[@revanthsurapaneni6258]

I can hear the gator saying “ AWWWWW YISSSSSSSSSSS”

[@ladboii2901]

the water looks so clean!

[@MilkT0ast]

I wonder if they can even feel this

[@generalkenobi7690]

They sure can

[@unjustrival]

poggers

[@zarahalora7567]

cute ^^

[@mallk238]

Hehe him get his brushy brushy

[@trimbalemrbale575]

now a large spinny brush that spins at maybe 100 rpm. cows like them spinny brushes, y not gators?

[@skywolfx76]

Isnt that a croc?

[@twig2593]

inb4 this blows up

[@lordlehuezerher]

Why scrub

[@stingerjohnny9951]

Hygiene, also Gators enjoy it. It’s like a back rub for their tough armored hides.

[@horaciogonzalez4284]

Gators will get parasites, built up dirt, and other types of general dirtiness that can cause discomfort. I don’t know about Asia, Australia, and the Americas, but in Africa there are a few species of bird that specialize in cleaning bugs and scraps of food off of larger animals.

[@user-xl9vd6yg2x]

神々しい

[@vinnyavalanche]

Hey guys for real for real before we head into this Alligator habitat to do some light scrubbing dont forget these animals can rip off your limbs at any given second if they want. So Get your hard hats on and lets go to work!

[@zachary3411]

Need a lady to do this to me hmu if you in the baltimore area