Hi everyone! It is officially hatchling season for the Parrott Lab 😄! Samantha Bock is going to look at at how sex promoting temperatures affect survival of these little guys. We expect 300+ hatchlings over the next month, so here is a THREAD on some gator tot facts! #SciComm
Hi everyone! It is officially hatchling season for the Parrott Lab ! Samantha Bock is going to look at at how sex promoting temperatures affect survival of these little guys. We expect 300+ hatchlings over the next month, so here is a THREAD on some gator tot facts! #SciComm
Hi everyone! It is officially hatchling season for the Parrott Lab ! Samantha Bock is going to look at at how sex promoting temperatures affect survival of these little guys. We expect 300+ hatchlings over the next month, so here is a THREAD on some gator tot facts! #SciComm
Alligators lay anywhere from 20-50 eggs in a clutch! Our biggest clutch had 50 eggs and due the energetic expense of laying eggs, the majority of them were quite small.
Alligators lay anywhere from 20-50 eggs in a clutch! Our biggest clutch had 50 eggs and due the energetic expense of laying eggs, the majority of them were quite small.
Alligators lay anywhere from 20-50 eggs in a clutch! Our biggest clutch had 50 eggs and due the energetic expense of laying eggs, the majority of them were quite small.
An indicator that an alligator egg is fertile is if you shine a light under it and see a dark band illuminated. This band is the development of the chorioallantoic membrane - involved in respiration of the embryo through the egg shell. (Pic creds @NASA)
Mating season for alligators is from May to June. Alligators will court their mates thorough a lovely aquatic “dance.” Check out the video below
Alligators will lay their eggs from late June- early July and the eggs will incubate for 65 days! Due to TSD, females tend to be produced when incubated at extreme temps (below 33.1°C and above 34.4°C) while males are produced at intermediate temps (~32.8°C).
Like most egg-bearing animals, alligators are born with an egg tooth— a small cranial protuberance used to break through the egg’s surface during hatching. Here you can see some stages of the hatching process including the egg tooth itself!
Like most egg-bearing animals, alligators are born with an egg tooth— a small cranial protuberance used to break through the egg’s surface during hatching. Here you can see some stages of the hatching process including the egg tooth itself!
Like most egg-bearing animals, alligators are born with an egg tooth— a small cranial protuberance used to break through the egg’s surface during hatching. Here you can see some stages of the hatching process including the egg tooth itself!
Like most egg-bearing animals, alligators are born with an egg tooth— a small cranial protuberance used to break through the egg’s surface during hatching. Here you can see some stages of the hatching process including the egg tooth itself!
Like most egg-bearing animals, alligators are born with an egg tooth— a small cranial protuberance used to break through the egg’s surface during hatching. Here you can see some stages of the hatching process including the egg tooth itself!
These tiny hatchlings start out very small at ~20cm. As adults they can get as big as 14 feet! And when they get older, American alligators lose their stripes! (Thanks for the question @InOctopus)
These tiny hatchlings start out very small at ~20cm. As adults they can get as big as 14 feet! And when they get older, American alligators lose their stripes! (Thanks for the question @InOctopus)
These tiny hatchlings start out very small at ~20cm. As adults they can get as big as 14 feet! And when they get older, American alligators lose their stripes! (Thanks for the question @InOctopus)
If anyone has any other questions on these guys please comment below! Information today was provided by myself ( @LauraKojima) and the Mother of Gators, Samantha Bock 😊 #ScienceTwitter
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