The Alligators taking over America's golf courses - BBC
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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home On the east coast of America, alligators and humans have learned to co-exist together, most dramatically in some of the golf courses across Florida and South Carolina.
In the last 30 years the world's urban areas have almost tripled in size, changing at a rate wildlife has never experienced before. As cities are built, animals are pushed out of their natural homes. Their stories are the most surprising and captivating of all. Today, these 'wild outcasts' find themselves fighting for their place in a land that once belonged to them.
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Golfer: Hey bob
Alligator: Hey Steve
Aligator: "You know I haven't had anything for breakfast yet..... you on th....... I mean anything nice on the menu?" 😂
Golfer: do you want vagene?
Alligator: no, Steve, I got to practice some shots.
Golfer : Sorry about the scar
Alligator : Pff , You should seen the other gator Steve .
lyndon ray Damn?
lyndon ray damn u got the whole gang laughing
Aliigator: Here's the ball that you dropped in my home.
Archisman Das
Alligator:- It’s Inside my Mouth want a Peak?
Chinese Cook:- yeah Sure.
@@supersoldier2539 lmao
Why do these humans hit their eggs into our pond?
@@lisaa.4667 hahahaha you make my day
Thanks
*area is filled with ponds of alligators*
Americans: "seems like the perfect spot to play golf"
Lol they are very relaxed and lazy animals. Not at all like crocodiles. My parents retired to the villages down in florida and there hasn't been a gator incident in a long time. I'd say the bad drivers are more harmful.
Alligators are chill, just big lizards. Unless you're swimming with 10 of them you'll be fine.
@@danc5644 iirc, the crocs that live at the very southern tip of Florida are also chill, or at least shy. I wouldn't want to test that, though.
@@koboldparty4708 just don't bring your dogs and small children close to the edge of the water and you should be mostly ok
...there's room for everybody )
I love how all the gators just don't care about humans.
Yeah because gators won’t go up and attack you unless you bother them or feed them, they’re usually scared of humans
@Jonathan Williams What?
just give them their space and they'll give you yours.
They don't want to die LOL .
Most are too skinny
I live in Florida and the gators are everywhere. Don't bother them and they won't bother you, simple.
Are humans don't afraid of them?
I'm from Brazil and we have lots of gators and hugeeee crocodiles
Dragoslava Vega they’re called caimans
Oh they surely will bother u.. When they get hungry.. They surely will come after human
@@magnolia3521
They won't come eat you unless you're stupid enough to sleep on the fields lol
You know who got the worst out of this deal?
The maintenance crew.
Big oof
Oh god XD rip maintenance crew lol
@@razorpat1996 TIGHT BOOTY 0:16
Yeah you can say that again
I work on a golf course, but i've never had an alligator on mine. I can't imagine having to work around these beasts. We regularly have to weed-eat ponds, can you imagine what a gator would do to us?
Those alligators seem to be living a pretty normal life. Everyone seems to be living together peacefully.
That's not what everyone else is saying though 😂😂😂 Everyone seems to hate the golfers
I agree the peace part is nice.. just hope no one chases that golf ball to the waters edge.. it might be bad!!!!
No really. With alligators, it is a stand-off.
We vacation to Kiawah every year, now ofc these are wild animals so they are left to be dealt with respect in distance, the gators are mostly friendly and chill with us people. I see about 7 a day there. They come right up to u and just wait there expecting u to give them some food
@@badgers48 did you hear about that story from 2019 I believe where a woman there saw an alligator swimming outside of her condo and decided she wanted to "pet" it and went into the water towards it and was quite obviously attacked and killed
Alligators are one of natures most successful creations. Initial fear of them morphs into respect for them eventually and then comes admiration for the almost flawless creatures they truly are.
They can go weeks without eating and are conscious Breathers..
Are you nuts?
It took alligators to make golf interesting
Best comment I have seen today
Best comment I have seen in a while
It will also take alligators to make American Football interesting.
Just what I was thinking
golf is only for rich people you are not.
Alligator : so are you losing again brad ?
Golfer : yeah, and you're
sunbathing?
Alligator : yeah
Brad always loses...
Jonah always wins
Brad is such a white golfer name.
Camilo Gomez Keep true
Oi brad kumusta
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I was looking for a comment like this, you made my day
Gator: These humans are always maintaining the grass all over for me so I have a nice comfy place to relax in the sun. 🐊
Humans: Sure thing bro. 👍
Gator :in reality am a 263 mya predator
Pretty much lol. As far as I’m concerned, locales like these are a win-win for both humans and alligators. At least they aren’t destroying the swampland itself and paving in shit like concrete for basketball courts and whatnot. It’s the right place for this kind of ecosystem and this kind of sport.
@@thegrimcritic5494 Yea everyone is the comments is complaining about how this is " humans destroying there habitat" when its the exact opposite. Golf courses popping up around the east coast has resulted in one of the biggest mutualistic relationships between humans and animals and its super cool to learn about.
Human: Who am I argue with the living dinosaur.
@@bigfloppa5731 It’s actually really interesting how some species have either adapted to or have straight up benefited from human activity.
You have concrete ants living in sidewalks, crows, ravens, pigeons, and seagulls turning the cities into there new habitats. Monkeys in Asia have also moved into the cities (and in fact were hurt by the REDUCTION of human activity as a result of COVID), and lastly you have the alligators moving into American Golf Courses and turning the water hazards into their own personal domains.
It goes to show that humans, even now, are just as much a part of nature as any other organism.
1:24 "new science shows that alligators can actually mate for life". Meanwhile, the average golf country club member averages 3.5 wives before he turns 65.
lmao the .5 is a midget huh? 💀
If they had to pay for 3 divorces, then they aren't going to the country club anymore... at least if they are a man... or maybe they trade off wives to each other so they can get some of thier money back???
John Jones hahaha yea but they gotta pay alligator support
I heard Jeffrey Epstein liked golf
@@johnjones6049 Having 3 or 4 wives is a part of the ecology....the Alligators have to eat something, right?
Shouldn't the tile actually read "The American golf courses taking over the Alligators habitat."
Maybe yea
i think they built golf course n buy some alliagators n put them there just for fun
@@urukira-shinar Fun?? Like seriously?? What if they attack/eat people?
@@princessalvina11 do u think there are no one who watch over that alligator?i think there must be alliagotr watcher there.. rich ppl maybe ridiculous but im suret hey stil thinkin abt safety, thats why they are so chill... N i dun think alligator will atk ppl if they have food enough n no one disturb them
@@urukira-shinar There may be Alligatot watchers but they are unpredictable creatures! Even if there is enough food, thry might still attack
beautiful creatures. I never knew they roared like that! Their dragons!
I laughed so hard at the smaller ones running away xDD that be me too
they are leviathans, dragons are serpents actually
@@naturerebel2903 Is leviathan a technical term then?
they're actually dinosaurs
Yeah the little dudes running got me too
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The way Gators walk.... they just have that walk like they're cooler than cool.
They are. They're right.
They are walking like the first creatures coming out of the water to conquir land 1 billion years ago!
"they just have that walk like they're cooler than cool." because they are :-)
As a golfer, all I can say is that if alligator wants the course I'm playing on, the alligator can have it
Lol same but I'm in the midwest
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All you have to do is give it some distance and let it pass by. Keep an eye on it (when not swinging of course) and you will have nothing to worry about.
I’d give it up because I’d just be impressed at the hutzpah the gator showed walking up into the territory of the area’s apex predator: us.
how long do they stay on said course for?
They want you to wear lacoste.
Most underrated comment on this video 😂
the rock i don’t get it
@@zakaryloreto6526 Look up the logo of Lacoste lol
Who do you think designed LaCoste? Had to be the 'gators....🤔
Lol haha
The fact that bbc decided to play banjo rock and roll 😂😂😂😂😂😂
2:42 "the pair mate" immediately followed by a ball going in the hole.
i see what you did there😂
yeah, that was cheekily intentional
**Clicks tongue** N o i c e
2:41 The pair mate... shows a golf ball entering the hole
Oof
😂😂😂
That was erotic
You Know The golf ball acts as the sperm and the hole as the ... you Know
Comedy gold
2:38 “During a brief moment underwater, the pair mate”
[roll footage: ball going into hole].
Ha. Oh BBC you cheeky bastard!!
1:20 - Alligators can mate for life??? That's a new concept!
2:37 - "... the pair mate." followed by the hole-in-one. Subtly hilarious!
When I was a kid, they were an endangered species. Quite a come back! I live outside of Atlanta, and we had a healthy sized criter living in the local river a few years ago. Stuff of legend, until he was finally caught and relocated.
No they weren't.
Ain’t no gators in the high grounds homie, only east and gulf coast areas of the south east. Atlanta is close to fuckin mountains
Steve Irwin, years ago: "Crocodiles mate for life!"
This bloke, 2019: "New evidence shows Alligators mate for life!"
Crocs and alligators are different mate
@@ucheokeke4780 Yes. They are different species. But both are crocodilians, so not too distant.
@@petercdowney yes but some apes dont mate for life so same species doesn't really matter
progress!
Uche Okeke Random tip no one cares about alligators are freshwater but crocs can live in brackish water (or even salt water for a short period of time).
Construction in the areas has left them with no place to go..
They want to go to golf courses, its the prefect habitat for them, Even though its man made.
Good
They don't seem to be bothered, so why should you be bothered? Don't be so hypersensitive. Not everything has to be a problem.
Seriously? I live in Florida. We assume there are alligators in every body of fresh water. There are far more alligators now than there were 40 or 50 years ago. When I fish in fresh water, I see dozens of them in any lake or river. The fact is that an alligator can pretty quickly make meals of the fish and turtles in a small pond (like a water hazard) and move on to another one. In a body of water large enough for a sustainable population of turtles, fish and birds (and even smaller alligators) they do very well. It doesn't matter if the small pond is on a golf course, or in the middle of the jungle. There is simply not enough food for a gator in a small pond and they have to move on after a short time.
Alligators have little effect on our lives, though anyone is a fool if they are having their dogs chase sticks thrown into rivers or lakes. I frequently swim in rivers and springs in state parks. In a state with the third highest population of people and the highest population of alligators, alligator attacks on people are exceedingly rare. It is no more dangerous than swimming in the ocean (where it is not unusual to see sharks, check out RUclips videos of drone footage of New Smyrna Beach where I go swimming) ) and less dangerous than golfing where more golfers are killed by lightning than by gators.
ruclips.net/video/L_m4UpXKl2k/видео.html
@Andrew Dickerson central east coast.
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Alligators are one of the oldest unchanged organisms on the planet. They've survived the ice age, the extinction of the dinosaurs, and now, the most dreadful scourge the planet has faced yet: golfers.
It's brilliant really, your average floridian golfer is old and slow, and totally defenseless once separated from their hoverrounds.
This is not true. Crocodilians survived the k-t extinction event, alligators and crocodiles hadn’t evolved yet. And also there is no extinction of dinosaurs as birds are considered maniraptoran theropod dinosaurs. We just refer to all the dinosaurs that went extinct because of the k-t extinction event and before it as non-avian dinosaurs, with the modern linage being referred to as birds
@Hilman Shaharuddin You're joking right
Andrew Crowley first of all deinonsuchus is a theropod dinosaur and not a crocodilian. Second alligators and crocodiles both evolved after the kt extinction and not before it. Third Sarcosuchus is not a crocodile, you can literally search this up. It is related to crocodylia which is the Clade containing alligators but not apart of it. You can just search “crocodile” and see that they evolved 55 million years ago, which is far after Sarcosuchus existed.
Letlotlo Molise nobody dissed anyone
Actually they've changed a lot. For one they used to be much bigger. There was a 35-40 foot alligator relative in North America that may have ambush-hunted dinosaurs at the edge of water sources like Nile Crocodiles hunt water buffalo today. There also used to be terrestrial croc relatives that lived and hunted on land, adorable pug-sized crocodiles that ate plants or were omnivorous, and crocodile relatives that were completely marine, lost their scales, and swam in the ocean like sharks. Crocs, gators, and gharials are all that's left of a very diverse group of reptiles.
So crazy, evolved primates playing golf, surrounded by ancient predators. The universe is incredible.
Praise Allah. Lord of the universe. Evolution is god-made as stated in Quran. So don’t praise his creation but praise Him.
So long as the primates don't annoy the predators and remember to be respectful towards them and their personal space, the predators will leave them alone.
@@Mo-sw7ho i won't praise Allah. He is not a god. The god is the father of jesus christ 🙏🙏
@Zois Antonopoulos not 1 verse does Jesus in the bible say to worship him. That is because he was a prophet of Allah. Jesus also prayed like a muslim with his head on the ground. Don't you read your own book?
@@Mo-sw7ho I don't follow Christianity either
So this is why Monty Gator exists
85% of the comments: Oh my god! It's so incredible.
15% of the comments: Hello & welcome to MONTY'S GATOR GOLF!
I know right 😂
I was waiting to read this. Thanks.
They are not taking over. We are! so learn to co exist with them.
They will eat your babies
@b king yeah we can. Funny thing is we already are
@b king damn right we can't, we kicking em out like the Indians
@b king what do you mean we cant, we already do. idiot, we live on the same planet therefore co exist with them
@b king if they were made to be conquered why would they exist in the first place
Title should be "human disturbing alligator home"
K K I don’t understand why you are telling him to calm down. He seems completely calm 😂
@@kk7420 wtf? is this supposed to be a joke? It's just a comment calm down
Agreed
K K Well, he's got a point.
I'm sure a few animals had to relocate so they could build your house, or in extension your community. Don't be a hypocrite. The gators don't seem to be bothered, so why should you be bothered? It's not like they are being skinned alive. Don't be so hypersensitive. Not everything has to be a problem.
Gator: Don’t mind me, just walking keep doing y’all.
Could you imagine the scene if someone scores and the alligators clap.
Everyone gansta til the gator starts playing golf.
1:26 such beautiful video of alligators bellowing!
Also, love how this video doesn't make these amazing creatures out to be man-eaters of crazy killing machines. Alligators are not as aggressive as the media likes to portray then as. They are simple creatures who go about minding their own business. They do whatever they can to avoid humans due to a natural fear of them. This video did a great job at showing how humans and alligators can coexist peacefully.
I wonder if the alligators like watching golf. I think it's cute how they walk onto the golf course like. Sup, just taking a walk. Lovely day for a game of golf isn't it?
Kiawah gators, probably lol!
When I’m retired I’d love to golf somewhere like this, if I’m ever bored I’ll just look at the pond and see some dinosaurs 😅
Go see Chubbs on a golf course Buffalo Creek Golf Course, Palmetto, FL and Elvis at McDill Air Force Base golf course.
Alligators are not dinosaurs
@@ggsmrdoink True, but technically pigeons ARE dinosaurs.
@@JETZcorp i never said they weren't
From Florida, gators are just an expected sight pretty much anywhere you find water. As someone who thinks golf courses are an appalling waste of natural space, I applaud any gator setting up shop because well, they belonged there first.
I agree with you, they are such a waste of our natural space!
but what could they possibly eat in those golf ponds? Fish?
I’d love to see a native setting up shop on your lawn
In populated areas, the land occupied by golf courses would otherwise be used for housing, shopping malls etc. City golf courses are an oasis for wildlife compared to everything surrounding them.
yawn, get a lift you weirdo
Don’t build a golf course near alligators’ habitat! 🐊😂
@Colleen Simple dont build your House in there place .
@Colleen Make shoes or hand bags out of them We dont want to upset the Eco System .?
@Colleen Of corse it will get worse before there must be a way where both can live in Peace .?We have plenty of Salt,s living here up north Australia cheers stay safe ok .
I understand your point but I don't think it's the message delivered in this video.
@@goldwingman1500 "north Australia" M8 you live in a county that has the same population of Florida, just one state! Comparing Australia to the US is pointless. America is way way bigger in terms of everything, Solutions that work for you won't here
Gators: these humans keep walking around here like they own the place.
Aligator walks trough the field: how you play this game?
Americans: Eat the rich.
Alligators: We got you, fam.
2012 called. They want their word back, fam.
Underrated
The rich don't have to trim the grass by the pond...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They don't eat anyone.
the title is misleading, this is alligators taking BACK their golf courses
When i saw your comment, i can imagine that the gators are taking back the golf courses and playing golf like humans
Actually, the Gators didn't pay the taxes so their property was seized by the county and sold to the golf club. Kudos to the club for allowing the gators onto the golf course without the usual membership fee :)
Richard Thomas lmao
Seems more like coexistance, people could've easily has those Gators moved somewhere else but instead they keep them around and the Gators seem to be doing just fine all things considered. Plus you don't even know if they took over Gator territory, they may have made a gold course and the Gators moved in cause they liked all the water and separate it was.
Alligators have been golfing for thousands of years, then these humans came along and took over.
These two alligators still have a better love story than twilight
I've never actually wanted to visit a golf course this much.
I like how their teeth are all white. Must be that strict human only diet.
It's sad that an alligator's teeth is whiter than mine
paper machete same
😂😂😂
paper machete lol ya
@@papermachete8071 you just gotta spray paint em white like I did
They are an encouragement to keep out of the forest or the drink. Stay on the course or become the main course 🐊 !
Couldn't have said that better myself.
The drink?
David Ellis may y’all sub to me
@@joemama8208 The water.
Looks like Montgomery gator wanted to play golf
I was looking forward to seeing alligators devour golfers with their cayman polo shirts.
That would spoil the tourist industry.
@Malgus Tiger Woods, in particular.
Good good
Me, too
I don't think that there will be a big problem with male alligators chasing females as in my experience there are very few lady golfers!
Alan Heath 😂
@@zakir1515 r/whoosh
@@mkutkarsh Stop commenting that its really cringy
G. O. L. F. Gentlemen only ladies forbidden
Soooooo you chase other men ?
0:27 “just strolling by, dont mind me”
It’s mind blowing to know that alligators existed before dinosaurs. They actually predate dinosaurs. Incredible how long they have been on the planet. I love them.
No wonder why Monty likes golf
Golf is a very dangerous sport. You'll never know when you will get eatten by a gator.
Inspirationist EXTREME GOLF!!!
See now, id pay to watch that haha
Alligator only eats fish.
@@Amankumar-bo9ir Just because you say something, then like it yourself, doesnt make it true. Alligators are opportunistic feeders. I mean, youre right on youtube, watch a video lol
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Alligator: we're not here to take part we're here to take over
😂😂
Golfer: *hears bellowing* Ah, sounds like a gator's trying to get laid.
The cut from the alligators mating to a golf ball going in the hole is nothing short of cinematographic genius 😂
I love how chill both the humans and the alligators are. This is how it should be 🙌🙌🙌
Me too.
Gator: “Hey Garry. Holes good to you today?”
Garry: “Yep. How’s the wife?”
Gator: “Expecting quintuplets.”
Garry: “Nice.”
Unlike what movie portray them animals generally won’t attack on site rather when get to close or piss them off.
Man should survive. Should is from life .not mystical ideals
Yes this is exactly the way it’s supposed be it can’t be any better than this unless that gold course starts giving away free fruit juice 🧃 this is total perfection let’s hope it never changes
alligator: hey man how's your day
human: nothing much, just golfing
alligator: cool. can i join you?
I live in Louisiana. Alligators are not unusual at all. Commonly found in large ditches and ponds. I’ve even seen them pulled out of storm sewers. Thankfully they’re not aggressive, unless you’re near their nest. They usually just assume leave people alone.
Beautiful state! Had the chance to visit it last spring, the large swamps you have are a magnificent piece of nature.
Come off it. You must know that is not true!
@@annahale1187 You can’t say that the board isn’t written on because of the drip. I doubt that’s possible. But I’d rake anyway. You never know why it is but trust me. Don’t be surprised if the bold one is best.
- Look at those giant alligators
- Hmmm, looks pretty let's make a golf course out of this place
"During a brief moment under water, the pair mate"
Why do you have to say it like that, when that stud of a gator is doing his best?
"Golf courses taking over America's Alligators natural habitats"
1:26 This is already scary in itself. Imagine what kind noise a dinosaur several times this size and tens of times this weight made back then...
The alligators aren't overtaking. They have been around millions of years longer lol
I can just imagine that in a high stakes game
The crowd of humans clap their hands
While the crowd of Gators snap their jaws
I live on a golf course and a gator pond sometimes they bellow at night. It’s actually really annoying but so cool. Also alligators really like how golf courses are, there are many man made ponds and it’s easier for them to go from one place to another. There’s this sorta respect the golfers and the gators have with one another it’s strange. I don’t play golf but I’ll ride my bike through the golf path when the golf course is close and just watch the birds and the gators. It’s quite fun but I have to be careful.
Nobody not even a single soul:
WELCOME TO MONTYS GATOR GOLF
Probably the coolest golf course in the world....!!!
I bet people take memberships here for the gators more than the game...!!!
It’s heartening to see that man and beast can coexist in a free space without hurting each other....!!!
Pretty much every golf course in Florida has gators. No one bothers them and they don't bother anyone.
I love alligators. They’re basically big swamp cats. We need to protect their habitat.
As long as we dont get eaten in the process
@@wiiliamhamilton147 stay safe.
"Humans taking over alligators natural habitat." There, fixed it for you.
Right
seeka1 oh jeez you’re one of THOSE people.
@@CA-vy8et Self conscious, intelligent human beings, who see things for what they are, not for what the silly human EGO wants to make it out to be?
Yeah. That is a compliment, my dear. ;)
@@CA-vy8et Oh no you're one of THOSE arent you?
WNT 68 but that’s exactly what’s happening. This worthless sport has taken so much space that it extends to the homes of these creatures. We are not superior, we just evolved to fit different niches.
You mean the golf course taking over the alligators backyard
This is the monty mini golf👹/lh
Despite the obvious hazards of flying golf balls, golf courses are actually pretty good habitats for various types of animals, especially birds. When they shut down golf courses to build residential developments, the animals have nowhere to go. Where I live the golf courses are public and people like to walk their dogs and go jogging there. People made the council stop one from being shut down to make way for new housing on small plots.
Beautiful location but I wouldn't recommend walking around at night...literally you could step out your door and BAM😂😂😂
Uhm, yeah. I live on a lake in southwest Florida and when I go out at night I do check before opening the door because they are well known for coming up by houses. One lady had a gator break through a glass door and get into her kitchen in the middle of the night. Another was caught on a security camera crawling up on a bench beside the front door trying to get a metal sea turtle hanging on the wall.
Me: mom can we go to Jurassic park?
Mom: no we have Jurassic park at home
*Jurassic park at home:*
LMAO
Why are all the golfer so chill? I would run around screaaaaminnnngggggg!!!
"New science shows Alligators can mate for life" Something humans haven't figured out how to do yet
@Charlie Vetsworth he's joking mate
@Charlie Vetsworth they can reproduce for life, almost no wild animal mates for fun, but alligators can have hatchlings even a day before they die
James Pelletier Because humans aren’t naturally monogamous. Monogamy mainly exists to aid civilisation.
Oh they have. That's why there are six billion of us.
@@user-dc4bl1cu2k I think that would lean towards Humans not figuring it out yet, since so many people sleep around lol.
At least they seem to have achieved some strange balance. The gators keep to the water mostly, and when they move the golfers seem to let them do their things.
The title should be: Alligators Love Story at an American Golf Course.
Narrator: After a brief time underwater, the pair mated.
Video: Shows the ball entering the hole.
Me: Wait a minute!!!😂😂 (Its clever though!😂)
Haha... wtf
This is so crazy to me, i know they are most likely harmless but still. The most dangerous animal i've seen where i live is a pissed off duck
No swans?
they're not harmless. they kill people. not often but an old lady taking a walk at night can get dragged into the water. it has happened. the issue is when dev mess everything up they do not have enough food to eat they'll eat dogs and people. they're fast on land, too.
@John Doe No, they can be harmful, and yes I'd stay away from them, a reasonable distance. I guess it's hard to predict a large reptile's behavior, even if they seem calm. They can make short dashes at max 11 mph on land, but swim about 20 mph and prefer to chase prey in the water. Crocodiles look like alligators but are very different species, from different "families" in the animal kingdom. The American crocodile seems to be as aggressive as the alligator (not as bad as other crocs). All this info is from the internet. I wouldn't take a dip in an estuary in Australia, that's for sure.
So nice to see a story about gators and humans coexisting peacefully. Too often the media fall prey to the temptation to demonize gators and present these magnificent creatures in the scariest possible light.
This takes "Crazy Golf" to a whole new level!
Alligator: *farts*
Guy talking: An infrasonic bellowing call that can be heard from 3 miles away...
Lmao, that’s how they attract females, the loudest bellows attract females so they can reproduce
@@declanmccaffrey515 if only it was that easy
You mean American's are taking over alligator native habitat with their golf courses!
hmrhuang well your home is probably some animals habitat that you invaded so...
@@electro_yellow9295 Isn't that what I said?......=)
Yep.
Making them pay for it too
The US is the only place where alligators functionally exist anymore. They have a stable population of about 5 million. The only other nation with alligators is China, which has nearly hunted them to extinction. China literally has about 20 alligators left. Alligators are not endangered in the US, they are thriving.
Honestly, the most terrifying thing about those gators is that you oftentimes don't notice them when they're on land, not until they're scurrying for the water at any rate.
Wrong title: Golf Courses taking over Alligator territory.
In Florida they have always shared the courses and people just play around them. It is actually a sanctuary for them there.
Alligator: "I see you are working on your swing there, just relax, it'll come to you".
1:45 close your eyes and tell me that doesn't sound exactly like a frickin dinosaur!!
They need to swap the golf balls for fresh meat balls. Then the animals get fed if they catch the food. If you get a meat ball in the hole your very lucky.
Now That is How you Play lol
hit the meat balls with mah meat sceptor
That's if the alligators dont mistake you for the meatballs first.
I never thought I’d see the day, that Americans could actually live in harmony with any big wild animal.
A lot of the bigger wild animals are actually doing really well right in the US (not all mind you, bison, wolves, and condors come to mind as some that are not). But for some large animals, including white tail deer, coyotes, and alligators it is estimated that there may actually be more now than when Europeans arrived. This isn't necessarily a good thing for the environment though, for example the white tail deer population explosion has an impact on certain native species of plants, which trickles through to insects, amphibians, birds, and other animals.
@Freda Childress Why dont you like people, your specie, we all navigate in the same ocean of life. Human are the wonderful creation of universe, it not their fault if there is disfunction on them. Sometimes they are hopeless children of nature trying figure out life.
You’ve never been to Florida, have you?
Ya you are right
@@jakeryan4545 Which is why people should stop killing off predators. It upsets the balance of nature.
2:26 the dramatic music the dramatics of what he does and the then the dramatics of the pair mating and the ball going in the whole 💀 I’m fucken weak 🤣 😂🤣😅🤣
Beautiful shots, interesting information and these alligators seem quite peaceful with regards to relaxing, mating, sharing territory with golfers.
This could be a Pixar movie about alligators living on a golf course
Imagine being the guy landing a golf ball on the thick hide of a gator
Golfer1: Steve you know thats probably gonna cost us
Golfer2: *Yeahh*
You're allowed to play off it if the gator's not in the water.
When your brother says there's a lizard out there
The lizard:
Corrected title: "America's golf taking over alligators"
Yes.
Then kill all humans