EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Male alligators bellow, slap the water, and use infrasound to gain the attention of female mates. During their mating period, alligators are most active during dusk and dawn. A male or “bull” alligator will make bellowing sounds to attract females and warn other males to keep their distance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Males typically slap the water with their jaws and lift their tails high, causing vibrations throughout the swamp. We like to call this their “water dance.” Like most animals, alligators use scents as well, releasing an odor from their musk glands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Male alligators participate in mating rituals that announce their presence with a low bellowing sound to attract their mates and slap the water with their jaws and lift their tails high, causing vibrations through the water. June and July – Females begin building nests from mud, plants, and sticks to lay eggs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The deep, throaty bellowing sounds in the video are characteristic of American alligator mating calls. Alligator mating season begins in early April according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the gators’ courtship phase has already begun.

Detailed explanation-5: -Alligators bellow to communicate their body size to territorial rivals and potential mates. This helps them avoid conflict with rivals and attract females to their location. The lower the acoustic resonance of a bellow, the bigger the alligator making the sound is.