• MamboGator@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Poor guy and poor gator. I love the video of them going around town and interacting with people. Wally really was docile, even around small pets and children. I recall reading that he was rescued and in bad shape before, so I always assumed he suffered from some kind of brain damage that made him that way, because alligators really shouldn’t be that harmless.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      A well-fed and full alligator is basically a log. They’re not really interested in doing anything at all until they digest most of their food. Then they go back into bloodthirsty murder mode until they’re fed again.