What do alligators do when a storm like Idalia mov
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Posted On: 08/30/2023 9:21:52 PM
What do alligators do when a storm like Idalia moves into SC? Here’s what experts say
August 30, 2023
Alligators may have brains the size of a pea, but they have amazing instincts, like how to find their way home from dozens of miles away.
Researchers also believe alligators, like sharks, can sense incoming hurricanes due to a change in barometric pressure.
Sharks move to deeper water. Alligators move from swamps, rivers and lakes to higher ground or burrow into the mud underground.
Alligators live in freshwater but their nests can be washed out when ocean water surges inland due to high wind.
“What is more interesting about alligators is that they may brumate, a sort of dormancy comparable to hibernation, during hurricanes,” WX Research said on its website. “They may go for long periods without eating in this state because they are able to considerably slow down their metabolism.”
Those gators that didn’t choose a safe haven as well as others can be swept up and deposited far from their natural habitats. They can be seen on roadways and in pools. Their nests made of vegetation are often destroyed.
Alligator experts have this advice: Leave them alone. If they must be moved, let wranglers take care of it.
Chances are, the gator doesn’t want you but they wouldn’t say no to your dog. Stay at least 60 feet away. Don’t feed them.
And like all animals never go near a nest of baby alligators. The mother won’t be too happy about it.
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August 30, 2023
Alligators may have brains the size of a pea, but they have amazing instincts, like how to find their way home from dozens of miles away.
Researchers also believe alligators, like sharks, can sense incoming hurricanes due to a change in barometric pressure.
Sharks move to deeper water. Alligators move from swamps, rivers and lakes to higher ground or burrow into the mud underground.
Alligators live in freshwater but their nests can be washed out when ocean water surges inland due to high wind.
“What is more interesting about alligators is that they may brumate, a sort of dormancy comparable to hibernation, during hurricanes,” WX Research said on its website. “They may go for long periods without eating in this state because they are able to considerably slow down their metabolism.”
Those gators that didn’t choose a safe haven as well as others can be swept up and deposited far from their natural habitats. They can be seen on roadways and in pools. Their nests made of vegetation are often destroyed.
Alligator experts have this advice: Leave them alone. If they must be moved, let wranglers take care of it.
Chances are, the gator doesn’t want you but they wouldn’t say no to your dog. Stay at least 60 feet away. Don’t feed them.
And like all animals never go near a nest of baby alligators. The mother won’t be too happy about it.
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