It just so happens I fed alligators a bucket of raw chicken at a place in the Everglades yesterday. We tossed the chicken parts to them over a glass wall at their enclosure. If it landed to either side of their mouths it disappeared instantly. If it landed in front it would sink underwater uneaten. Look at their eyes. On the sides of their head. They can’t see forward well.
They still attack prey by jumping forward out of the water. So it seems that the instincts prescribe that if something of the right size is before the gator, they chomp it, otherwise eh.
Their eyes can definitely see ahead, what are you talking about? Has nobody seen a gator? Just look at a fucking picture. There might be a slight (very slight) blind spot directly in front of the snout, but they definitely see in front of them.
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u/RoughDoughCough Jan 04 '25
It just so happens I fed alligators a bucket of raw chicken at a place in the Everglades yesterday. We tossed the chicken parts to them over a glass wall at their enclosure. If it landed to either side of their mouths it disappeared instantly. If it landed in front it would sink underwater uneaten. Look at their eyes. On the sides of their head. They can’t see forward well.