Alligator Bellowing

Volume up!! A quick video of Casper bellowing before one of my underwater gator tours today!! What does that sound mean?? Aggression?? Angry? Hungry? None of the above!!! Those are the first answers most people think when they hear this but it really has nothing to do with any of that, and can be quite the opposite!! Alligators can bellow when feeling amorous for courtship, or also just to announce their presence and/or territory. There are a lot of myths about bellowing, such as the meaning as explained above or that it is always done in the water or only done in the breeding season, both disproven in this video. They’ll bellow year round and on land, but with WAY more frequency in the breeding season and it is usually in the water. When in the water the male’s bellow has so much low frequency bass it will cause the water to ripple up and off the back in drops, commonly called the water dance. I love being able to touch them and feel the powerful sound!! It’s truly