Just seeing a dozen other gators drifting towards the fresh kill is amazing and unsettling. Like you would never guess that there are that many gators in that lake until it's a hog or you on the dinner menu.
No kidding why not help out the hog and give it a little scream to scare it away from the danger 🤔, cuz alligator's are the scum of the earth 🤨 is that hog gonna harm you like that scummy Gator would if it got the chance 🤔
@@gargould7186 Hogs do harm people quite a bit actually, both directly by attacking them and by destroying people's stuff. Besides the alligator is just doing what it has to do to survive, no animal is scummy. At least the alligator is not invasive causing havoc on the ecosystem, driving many animals to near extinction, unlike the hog.
How is it unsettling? It's just animals doing what animals do and of course they will go to see if they too can get food once they detect the presence of a kill
@@teacheng3795 I'm not judging them for following their instinct they need to eat to survive. I'm just saying from a human's perspective it's very unnerving how they just casually float over to the scene of a violent crime to participate in the carnage. If a bunch of people did that you'd be unsettled.
For y’all who don’t know. Gators and Crocs are ambush hunters, you’d be shocked at how fast they can actually move on land, but it’s manly the small ones
Small gators rarely ever go for humans and even if they do there not fatal unless it’s on a kid. Big gators and crocs aren’t catching a human unless there close and the human is out of shape
@@zzirfamo24 i actually had a small 2 foot gator try to come up behind me while I was looking out at the public lake near where I lived. He ran off in the bushes so fast
As someone who was chased by a large gator whilst in Brazil & had to scramble up a tree…I can assure you that I am NOT surprised by their burst sprinting. Fortunately for me mr gator hit trunk of said tree, turned and dashed back into the lake as fast.
At least she's not overly exaggerating and screaming bloody murder like every other woman recording one of these kills. Those are extremely annoying and ruin videos.
I never thought they’d actively hunt on land. Unless you’re between them and the water imagine sitting down to have a picnic and this comes up behind you
@@MasonM1477 yup and they talking about free education. But if we have free education guess where that’s coming out of? Our taxes. So if none of my family goes to school for example they still gonna take it out so I’m basically paying for someone else education. That sounds pretty ridiculous to me
@@MasonM1477 fool! Trumps already raised your taxes, while he gave his cronies a tax break. Perhaps you should actually read the article completely. I laugh at fools like you. Taking orders from a tax evading. Draft dodging, lying, cheating failed real estate dealer. Thanks for making America grate again.
I recall a news story, many years ago, of a man camping perhaps 100 feet from the bank of a river (in Florida, I think). During the night, as the man was sleeping, a large alligator actually grabbed him from his tent and dragged him back to the river; a fatal attack if I remember correctly. Alligators and Crocodiles do not hunt exclusively by ambushing animals right at the edge of the water; they do indeed hunt on land sometimes. And they can run very fast.
I wouldn't cry, reverse psychology is a powerful tool you can use in the wild whenever a predator attacks you. They will see you aren't afraid and leave you alone. Or you could just tell the gator "no" it's actually illegal for a gator to bite you without your consent.
I never thought I would so happily cheer for an Alligator catching something but because wild pigs have become a huge problem, I am very pleased to see it.
@@user-em1pi4sl2b Feral Pigs are a large problem in the USA and have caused huge losses to crops, wildlife and even many homes curtilages. In other Countries they are also a problem but not to the degree the USA is suffering. Adding a Cat or a homeless Person to the discussion is the height of stupidity.
Right exactly wat I said,lol there going after the blood he's leaving with the meat and hit it another direction like yall definitely ain't eating off me today for free🤣💀
The ancestors of Gators were originally a long legged land predator with a mammal-like upright gait that could gallop and run like a dog. Small ones can still do this for short periods of time
This is why these things have been around pretty unchanged for tens of millions of years. Amphibious, stealthy, quick, a crushing jaw with a ruthless grip. It's like watching a factory machine do its job.
@@ash9x9 Crocodilians, have very slow metabolism, they can live six months off of a fist sized turtle. This part of their physiology allowed them to survive with little food around to eat. Most animals require a lot more food intake.
Usually I feel like it's kinda difficult to tell where all the gators are but once they started moving together it was pretty cool to see, definitely a little eerie
True, but that was a really young and really stupid pig, with probably no previous encounters with alligators. Pigs are pretty clever and remember things, but this one got darwined pretty hard.
@@Marcfj Don't say "humans", like we all pollute as much as each other. Pigs do what they do, but we humans are different. Some care, some don't. Pigs just eat and pillage ^^
@parveskoyes9937 an adult bull alligator can absolutely pull an adult human male from a shoreline or riverbank into the water to kill him. You underestimate gravely who has the advantages in that scenario. All crocodile species can and do prey upon humans, though worldwide, the numbers are surprisingly lower than most might assume. More humans are killed by hippo than crocodiles throughout the African continent, as an example.
@@parveskoyes9937 “They’re not big enough or strong enough” Did you read that in a book? That book misinformed you. They are fully capable of killing a full sized adult. 🤡
Great capture on film. This is true American wildlife footage. We feel sad for the prey, but nature takes place here in our own country, not just in Africa or other places. Love wild America!
It’s an invasive pig, I’m happy to see them eaten by wildlife as nature intended. Alternatively you have people who slaughter them and don’t even eat the meat just to control the populations.
This reminds me of my time as a fisherman in Florida. We had some clients that wanted to swim. Normally we didn’t allow it, but we relented. “10 minutes.” We gave them. They jumped in and had some fun. Not seconds after they jumped in, at least 15 barracuda were in a circle just floating there, watching them. “Let us know if any fish come up to us!” “Sure thing.” We lied. Nothing happened, but this sudden appearance of other gators reminded me of that day.
I remember a woman being grabbed by a crocodile in the same way. She was lucky and survived but had alot of her ribs broken. There was other people around who heard her screams.
@@heh2k lol cool your jets man. Yes everyone knows that thank you. But they normally catch their food at the waters edge, not sneak up behind their prey on land
Who the fuck sleeps on a river bank? Ideally, I'll sleep in a camp site or even more ideally than that, I'll sleep in my own home where there's wifi and snacks.
@@chels1542 that depends. Do you consistently post on social media about how people are so jealous of you? Your 1999 Honda, your part time Walmart job, and getting stoned in the parking lot?
All those gators coming up for a piece...it's like a metaphor for when you win the lottery and get calls from a bunch of cousins and exes you didn't know you had.
Wow, after year's of seeing Gators in documentaries and videos, this is the first time I've seen one hunt one outside of the water! Generally they rely on the element of surprise to make a deadly bite, and they only run to avoid threats. Never have I seen this before!
@@earlem9771 So True, unfortunately it seems that we, humans, don't seem to understand our responsibility either as the ones with some power and intellect on this planet. We over hunt and damage the Earths ecosystem almost everyday. I pray that the animals will evolve to survive!
This is some really cool footage that we all can learn from. I've been all around gators since 1969 from bass fishing all over central Florida, I thought I'd pretty much seen it all IN THE WILD. I thought "every gator in the area" would be attracted to a kill or food only inside the gator farms we have. We even had 2 giant 11 footers that looked like twins & hung out in the cove of the S.E. spillway of Farm 13 ( Stick Marsh ), and would harass our shiner rigs & even try to grab the bass you're trying to get in the boat......I'm talking 2 true man-eaters that had NO fear. Grab your hand, arm, or fall overboard, it would be all over in seconds. FWC officers told me their hands were tied because "they weren't a threat inside a residential area". They were the only 2 gators that were a true danger in the entire reservoir, that I knew of. I remedied the situation myself, a CO2 powered pellet pistol: pop em on the snout, they didn't like that & would leave. But they would still try again on following trips out. Thankfully, they were finally harvested after a couple years by hunters with gator tags being issued for the entire lake. But this is the first time I've ever seen every doggone gator in the area immediately come prowling to a single opportunity......again: in the wild. Amazing & food for thought: If 1 gator does decide to go after us, our kid, or pet..........it's scary to know many more could come prowling....and rather quickly.
I have fallen down the RU-vid Gator-hole, and the saying "for everyone one gator you see, there's 20 you don't." and my heart just sank when i saw 43657823657865236 gators in this video
The youtube gator-hole is real. Crazy how many fascinating videos there are of them. Every time I think ive seen it all, they find a way to shock me. IMO, they’re possibly the most unsettling creatures on this planet.
The other gators were like, "that fool is waisting time!" Fastforward: don't look now but you better hurry up and gobble that little piggy down, here comes cousin Cutter, Cletus and rest of the family to steal it away.
@@gerardburton1081 Alligators usually like having a bit of help in dismembering prey, they struggle to rip things apart on their own (they can, but its tedious and exhausting) hence why the dominant gator usually keeps a bunch of smaller guys around, so they can assist in processing food and won't be able to take it all.
Never think gators or crocs won’t go on land for food! They’re very opportunistic and will strike when ever they think your vulnerable. An Australian man was sleeping on his porch when a croc walked up to him, grabbed his leg and started dragging him into the water, it was a good distance from the water too
Love the way the camera zooms in from a distance on many of these type videos and the picture is still clear and of good quality, but Bigfoot is always blurry. 😄
That gator POUNCED! They’re a lot more agile than people give them credit for. There’s a clip of a different species of gator that gallops. Her name’s Chiquita.
For those who feel bad for the pig, don’t. Wild Pigs are extremely destructive and detrimental to native ecosystems. And the alligator, which by the way is a native species, helped rid one more from the environment.
I asked a biologist in Florida (for purposes of shore fishing, not swimming.) He said *"in Florida there are alligators in ALL bodies of water"* meaning lakes, ponds, canals and waterways. I was very conscious of this as I fished and kept my distance from the water's edge just in case. California- no problem.
Meh. I'd rather live here and navigate through the wildlife than risk stepping on a dirty government supplied needle, human fecees or a passed out homeless person.
I’m really impressed by the croc in this video. Waited for the hog to wander into the bush before he made his move. I never thought a croc would spot and stalk it’s prey on land.
It's because literally everyone down there hate wild hogs. There such a nuisance and they don't really have any natural predators. So seeing a predator actually catch one for a change probably was a rewarding feeling.
@@GodOfDestructionVegeta27exactly. They always destroy crops, and kill humans too if you don’t feed them. Hogs won’t hesitate to kill you so if you’re eating bacon it’s probably a newborn pig. If not, a killing pig.
Finally, a good video without people acting like the gator is a monster for needed to feed itself 🙏 I love videos like this. A calm, understanding of life.
It looked to me like the gator with the pig, smart enough to hunt and catch a meal on land, then outsmarted all of the dinner crashers by swimming calmly past them all while they still thought dinner was waiting on the far shore...
In fact the successful hunter will likely need the cooperation of the other gators to dismember the prey so it can be eaten. Alligators and crocs have no slicing teeth like big cats or other mammalian predators, and so cannot so easily tear open a relatively large carcass by themselves, especially something that has a tough hide, like a pig.
If the meal is too big to swallow whole and the hide is too tough to tear, the gator will stash it's meal until the tissues begin to soften/rot. They commonly do this with pythons they kill.
for some reason i found it extremely funny when all the gators in the area started swimming towards the alligator that captured the pig, it's like opening a bag of chips in school
“Don’t go near the water Johnny.” said dad and mom. “Don’t tell me what to do, I’m just trying to have some fun” said little Johnny. Dad and Mom- “Where’s Johnny?”
Great video, it told a story. I never saw a gator hunt and catch it's prey on land, and then drag it back to the water. And then all the gators around start swimming over to steal the catch. It looked like the gator swam away with the pig before the others could reach him and I don't think they saw that, they did not change course to intercept. Clever gator.
