A Mother Alligator and her Babies

This morning we saw a mother alligator in the swamp trying to relax with 3 little ones hanging onto her. One by one they scampered off her to explore the area. Suddenly mom realizes that her offspring are nowhere to be seen, so she plunges into the mucky swamp water to find them. No worries though as one quickly hops onto mom’s neck before disappearing back into the muck. Later, another youngster climbs on top of mom’s head which is undoubtedly the safest place to be in the swamp!

7 thoughts on “A Mother Alligator and her Babies”

Maleea B on June 22, 2012 at 10:20 am said:

Phil and Alyce, thank you very much for taking time to talk to our alligator tour group this morning. they were thrilled to meet you and see your pictures. You are both so incredibly talented! 🙂 Maleea Brooks

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Sue J on June 22, 2012 at 4:43 pm said:

Thanks so much for sharing Mom and her Babies – I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the gators!!!!

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- Phil Lanoue on June 23, 2012 at 6:58 pm said:
  
  Thanks for looking Sue and glad you liked the photos!
  
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Phil Lanoue on June 22, 2012 at 6:05 pm said:

Thanks very much for your kind comments Maleea!

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Diana on June 24, 2012 at 1:07 am said:

The pictures you took and shared are fantastic. The sequence of your pictures tell a story of their own. Thanks for sharing. Love your site. Terrific.

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Kitt Crescendo on January 1, 2013 at 8:25 am said:

Aww! So strange to see how cute and tiny they start out…and how big they get!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 1, 2013 at 9:25 pm said:
  
  They are cute when they are young!
  
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