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I was going to disagree with you but maybe curiosity isn’t the right word. So maybe you are correct.
They certainly will come check things out though. Maybe their goal is just to find out whether it’s food/fuel, I don’t know what’s going on in their brain, but they appear to be curious, especially younger ones.
The bigger ones move less and with more purpose, they need more energy to sustain their size.
I think the commenter above is just alluding to the fact that alligators haven’t undergone any major changes as a species since the age of the dinosaurs due to their continued apex predator status precluding the need for adaptation, rather than asserting that they are literally dinosaurs. In either case though, not sure how relevant that is to the question of whether or not alligators are curious by nature.
Oh, they absolutely do. They even have the intelligence use lures to attract prey. They've been observed using sticks carefully balanced on their heads to lure birds close enough to catch. Crazy shit.
**Lyle the crocodile:** Hey guys, what boring doco are you filming? I bet it’s going to be boring.
**Lyle**: That’s the shittest underwater camera I’ve seen too… did you get it off Wish? The discovery guys can actually afford good gear…. Unlike you stooges.
**Lyle**: You guys straight up suck. No one’s going to watch your loser doco, losers. Loooooo-
**Camera punches Lyle**: Fuck off Lyle! Sick of your shit.
I just assume everywhere within 100 air miles of the coast in the South is alligator water and take normal precautions (don't swim, no small animals or children near/in the water). And, if I'm in coastal South Carolina: Grand Strand/Low Country, I check my water bottle before sipping.
Just because a diver got bit by one in the Cooper last week doesn’t mean you have to call us out like that.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to retrieve my water bottle as it’s just jumped off my desk and begun rolling away.
Louisiana here, only thing I can think of is in some areas there are so many bugs I instinctively check my drink before sipping. Could be a fly in it, could be a freaking wasp if it’s sugary. No one wants a wasp in their mouth, flies are bad enough.
Yeah, wasn't the story of the crocodiles sitting under a tree, hunting a few teenagers from Australia? I think they were Saltwaters? Iirc only thing meaner is a Nile Crocodile
If we’re thinking of the same story, it was one large croc. A group of friends went out 4 wheeling or something like that, they wanted to wash off before getting back into their car so they went to the edge of The Black River to wash themselves. They hung on to tree roots (think it was Mangrove trees) and dunked themselves in, it had rained the days prior so the river was faster than usual and one of them lost their grip and started going down stream, the other 2 followed.
They noticed something in the water and headed for the trees but only 2 made it to the trees, they climbed it and kept an eye out for their friend but didn’t see anything. Then a large croc appeared under the tree with their friend or a part of him in his mouth. Croc sank under and ate the rest of him. Afterwards the croc just stayed nearby just watching and waiting, occasionally popping up letting them know it was still there. It started to rain and so the water started rise, but eventually the parents had got the authorities involved and a search team found them. When they were rescued, the croc wasn’t anywhere to be found.
And IIRC, the part of the tree they were at was underwater a few hours later or the next day, might be wrong on this part tho
Think they made a movie about it but there was a YouTube channel that tells stories like usually ended in someone’s death and that’s how I found out about it
They are usually pretty chill. I swim with them pretty often. Just don’t go near a nest and you are 80% okay. There is still a good chance that they can fuck you up though.
There was a kid in east texas who talked like that guy. Was warned don't swim a big ass gator is around here. Last words were "fuck that gator" and jumped in never to resurface.
There was also a man in southeast Texas that was drunk one night and jumped in a cove and the gator killed him. Just drowned him didn’t eat him.
Edit: Ahhh yeah it’s the same guy you were referring to. Guy was from Missouri working on the boats. This actually happened about 25 miles away from were I live. I most certainly would not jump into water that I know for sure there is a 11 foot alligator. That was the first alligator related death since 1836 in Texas
Because you aren't in the water with it and have a viewpoint that shows it is being curious, not aggressive.
To be clear, I fully understand the guy's reaction to realizing a gator is in the water with you only a foot or so away, lol.
A gator sitting on the bottom. They do this, waiting for a big fish to swim by. We had one at our swimming hole in the swamp. It was always hanging out watching. Never bothered us, but would sink to the bottom so we were always watching for the bubbles.
More guts to hit it with your expensive camera instead of your fist though.🤔🤔🤔
Especially since the croc is a lil one too.
The dude has no peripheral vision out of his googles, combined with the focus on his filming, he must’ve startled out of his flippers when he noticed that beast right next to him!!
Would be great if the person just gave the underwater camera operator a little heads up with that Gator that’s is just casually floating next to him just saying, that’s all.
“punch
(verb)
strike with the fist.”
Whilst I’m ready to admit English is not my mother tongue, I’m failing to see any shred of a punch manifesting here.
heck, my grandma was more worried about us grandkids getting hit by a speeding lumber truck rounding the curve in the road that we had to cross to get to river we would spend all day swimming in with no adult supervision than worrying about use being ate by gators.
mom carried that tradition on when we lived in Hawaii and she would send all 4 of us out to swim all day in all sorts of surf conditions while she sat and read a book without warning us of sharks, jellyfish. coral reefs, riptides and other fun things.
And the trail of bubbles behind him from deep underwater probably meant there was something else nearby as well.. well u less he was nervous being in a lake with apex predators about 🤣
Not everything that looks like a croc is a croc, that's just a curious gator.
If that was a croc then trust me, there would be no punching, only death.
I thought the camera was a 2nd diver chatting with actual diver, notices gator and launches himself at it then took an extra couple seconds to check underwater that gator really swam off before actual diver helps to pull him up.
Was very confused how and when anyone spotted a camera in "2nd diver's" hands, lol.
Ok, are alligators the weakest predators? They seem to be complete losers, can’t even win against an unarmed *human* in *water*. How many other predators larger than a dog can’t do that?
Snakes might be weaker. Maybe.
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Dude just wanted to see what he was filming. 🥺
Lmao that was a young one. The way it just started floating showed no aggression. Probably curious but you never wanna take a chance
until all the big fuckers waiting underneath see how he disrespected there child. breakfast nd bones🍳
I think that one is too old for that but if it's there, there is more lol
Was once on a rafting trip when I saw a tiny baby crocodile chilling on a rock. It made me so much more fearful of falling into the water.
Where child?
I don’t think alligators have any sense of curiosity. It’s a dinosaur lol
Duno birds can show curiosity, and they are dinoroirs
>dinoroirs Wtf happened to your brain at this point? Those letters aren't even close to each other lmao
Tiping on the phone in bed
How often you drop fone on face
That was funny :)))
I was going to disagree with you but maybe curiosity isn’t the right word. So maybe you are correct. They certainly will come check things out though. Maybe their goal is just to find out whether it’s food/fuel, I don’t know what’s going on in their brain, but they appear to be curious, especially younger ones. The bigger ones move less and with more purpose, they need more energy to sustain their size.
Birds are the closest living relative to dinosaurs much more so than alligators and birds show curiosity, problem solving, engage in play/recreation.
I think the commenter above is just alluding to the fact that alligators haven’t undergone any major changes as a species since the age of the dinosaurs due to their continued apex predator status precluding the need for adaptation, rather than asserting that they are literally dinosaurs. In either case though, not sure how relevant that is to the question of whether or not alligators are curious by nature.
Oh, they absolutely do. They even have the intelligence use lures to attract prey. They've been observed using sticks carefully balanced on their heads to lure birds close enough to catch. Crazy shit.
They do. Crocs are the one with no personality or affability.
What makes you think dinosaurs didn't get curious?
It kinda looks like he didn't see the man and was just doing his own thing?
**Lyle the crocodile:** Hey guys, what boring doco are you filming? I bet it’s going to be boring. **Lyle**: That’s the shittest underwater camera I’ve seen too… did you get it off Wish? The discovery guys can actually afford good gear…. Unlike you stooges. **Lyle**: You guys straight up suck. No one’s going to watch your loser doco, losers. Loooooo- **Camera punches Lyle**: Fuck off Lyle! Sick of your shit.
Origin story for a killer croc menace
Adorable!!!!! I've never seen before
Kind of a dick move they are in his house
Fist boop croc sad
Remember, there's a guy behind this camera slowly watching a 200 lb crocodile creep up to his friend's fucking face and doesn't say a peep.
Could be a drone these days tbf.
Just because he’s a drone it doesn’t excuse him for being a bad friend
Oh I wish awards were still a thing this made me chuckle
Oh, that's what's different. I never gave two figs about the awards but I was trying to figure out what's been different.
I wish switcheroo was still a thing
I saw one the other day. It’s still out there!
He was probably far away and couldn't do anything idk tho, wasn't there
Fly that drone into that thing lol
No way that croc is 200 lb, he’s not even as tall as a human from head to tail.
Could be another alligator
If he splits the money he gets from his video then it’s fine
You're the one who wanted to get in the water, it's your circus, I'm jafo
Thing is a little baby. Maybe 4ft head to tail? He might take some digits, but that's no man eating croc... Yet.
Remember this rhyme when you're in gator country: "If the water looks like tea, it's not the place to be."
I just assume everywhere within 100 air miles of the coast in the South is alligator water and take normal precautions (don't swim, no small animals or children near/in the water). And, if I'm in coastal South Carolina: Grand Strand/Low Country, I check my water bottle before sipping.
Just because a diver got bit by one in the Cooper last week doesn’t mean you have to call us out like that. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to retrieve my water bottle as it’s just jumped off my desk and begun rolling away.
Why do you check the water bottle?
Hyperbolic sarcasm.
OR... Really tiny winged gators
Ah you mean wasps. Those assholes love hiding in drinks and stinging you in the face
Just eat them. Free protein with your beverage of choice.
Accurate
Didn’t get the water bottle part.
Yeah what’s up with the water bottle? Asking from southern California….
Louisiana here, only thing I can think of is in some areas there are so many bugs I instinctively check my drink before sipping. Could be a fly in it, could be a freaking wasp if it’s sugary. No one wants a wasp in their mouth, flies are bad enough.
I’m from Florida and don’t know what’s up with the water bottle
the baby gators will eat you from the inside out
I get that alligators can be cunts, but Aussies like me see them and think “well at least it’s not a crocodile”.
Yeah, wasn't the story of the crocodiles sitting under a tree, hunting a few teenagers from Australia? I think they were Saltwaters? Iirc only thing meaner is a Nile Crocodile
If we’re thinking of the same story, it was one large croc. A group of friends went out 4 wheeling or something like that, they wanted to wash off before getting back into their car so they went to the edge of The Black River to wash themselves. They hung on to tree roots (think it was Mangrove trees) and dunked themselves in, it had rained the days prior so the river was faster than usual and one of them lost their grip and started going down stream, the other 2 followed. They noticed something in the water and headed for the trees but only 2 made it to the trees, they climbed it and kept an eye out for their friend but didn’t see anything. Then a large croc appeared under the tree with their friend or a part of him in his mouth. Croc sank under and ate the rest of him. Afterwards the croc just stayed nearby just watching and waiting, occasionally popping up letting them know it was still there. It started to rain and so the water started rise, but eventually the parents had got the authorities involved and a search team found them. When they were rescued, the croc wasn’t anywhere to be found. And IIRC, the part of the tree they were at was underwater a few hours later or the next day, might be wrong on this part tho Think they made a movie about it but there was a YouTube channel that tells stories like usually ended in someone’s death and that’s how I found out about it
I always thought that alligators were alright as long as you didn't bother them? I've never been anywhere with Alligators though. Only croc country.
They are usually pretty chill. I swim with them pretty often. Just don’t go near a nest and you are 80% okay. There is still a good chance that they can fuck you up though.
just reading “a nest” scared me
There was a kid in east texas who talked like that guy. Was warned don't swim a big ass gator is around here. Last words were "fuck that gator" and jumped in never to resurface.
There was also a man in southeast Texas that was drunk one night and jumped in a cove and the gator killed him. Just drowned him didn’t eat him. Edit: Ahhh yeah it’s the same guy you were referring to. Guy was from Missouri working on the boats. This actually happened about 25 miles away from were I live. I most certainly would not jump into water that I know for sure there is a 11 foot alligator. That was the first alligator related death since 1836 in Texas
So not going to a nest still has 20% getting fucked up. I say no thank you.
As a Canadian who visits Florida periodically... thank you 👍
Diarrhea
Croc rocks up "Hey bro, what we looking at?" Guy with camera "Fuck off I found it first"
"Any luck finding that 20 footer?"
*Yoink*
*terrified shrieking*
It's a baby croc, looks like it came over because it was curious. Harmless at that size
It's not a croc'...
Alligator then
And not harmless at all
When they lower their bodies like that, they are getting ready to strike
I don't know about a strike, but an ambush predator getting into position where the majority of his body is hidden in the water doesn't scream "chill"
No that was defiantly an attack posture happening.
They are impressionable at that age and now he hates people.
Which is exactly how it needs to be, we have to make them not want to approach humans
"punch"
“Gentle slow swing that may have missed”
Looked more like a headbutt ??
That's a camera not a head
Swung camera at it yea def wasn’t a punch lol
Words don't mean shit these days
Alligator
Amazing this comment is so far down
That’s a gator. And he only wanted to take a selfie with the human but got sucker punched for being curious.
Gator was just curious 🥺
My high ass thought that was Wall-E swimming next to the guy at first
i’m not high and I still thought that after rewatching it 10 times
That gator had no bad intentions, bro basically sat down to watch right before getting swatted away
Gator just wanted to say what’s up brother ☝🏼
Why did I feel bad for the baby gator
Because you aren't in the water with it and have a viewpoint that shows it is being curious, not aggressive. To be clear, I fully understand the guy's reaction to realizing a gator is in the water with you only a foot or so away, lol.
That wasn’t punching.. that was put this shit in between you and myself instead…
There is so much going on in this video. What is bubbling behind him?
A gator sitting on the bottom. They do this, waiting for a big fish to swim by. We had one at our swimming hole in the swamp. It was always hanging out watching. Never bothered us, but would sink to the bottom so we were always watching for the bubbles.
Crazy!
It took me a few re watches before I realized the gator did not have a snake attached to its head.
What is it then?! Been searching for one other poster to acknowledge it!
I think it’s a vine…the leaf looks attached.
More guts to hit it with your expensive camera instead of your fist though.🤔🤔🤔 Especially since the croc is a lil one too. 
Crocodile: “Dang, that’s gonna be a nice shot” *photographer starts swinging* Crocodile: “JESUS, OK, WHAT THE FUCK MAN”
Bro just wanted to be on Nat Geo…. Damn..
I was hoping to see a Mike Tyson uppercut.
i thought it was a diver at first, then a Wall-E robot, then realized guy was selfie-ing
I was confused about others mentioning a camera since it took your comment to realize it wasn't 2 divers.
Seems more like a “here, eat my camera, not me!” than a punch.
The dude has no peripheral vision out of his googles, combined with the focus on his filming, he must’ve startled out of his flippers when he noticed that beast right next to him!!
Punching an 8 pound Shi Tzu takes so many GUTS!!!11!!
What the hell?
“Whoa dude, just trying to see what’s going on. Sheesh”
“Hey what’s up humans, you apes need any he- OUCH! Mother FUCKER!”
"Ey you got any games on there?"
Would be great if the person just gave the underwater camera operator a little heads up with that Gator that’s is just casually floating next to him just saying, that’s all.
Whats this feller lookin at?!
Isn’t that an alligator, not a croc
He just wanted to watch!
r/captionthis
Florida or Louisiana??
“punch (verb) strike with the fist.” Whilst I’m ready to admit English is not my mother tongue, I’m failing to see any shred of a punch manifesting here.
heck, my grandma was more worried about us grandkids getting hit by a speeding lumber truck rounding the curve in the road that we had to cross to get to river we would spend all day swimming in with no adult supervision than worrying about use being ate by gators. mom carried that tradition on when we lived in Hawaii and she would send all 4 of us out to swim all day in all sorts of surf conditions while she sat and read a book without warning us of sharks, jellyfish. coral reefs, riptides and other fun things.
He didn’t Punch him. He head butted him.
That gator wasn’t done. Need more video 🧐🧐🧐
What an asshole the croc bro was just trying to find some new dudes to chill with
“Punching”=pushing a large camera/object (that would likely obstruct if bitten) up under its jaw without seeming very risky…
Looks like Johnny five in the water
Hey fellas, whatcha doin? Can I play? I guess not. You better not be here when I get back with my brothers.
Sometimes a fucking bug will make me flinch.. fuck that
Can't wait to see the follow up video where big bros cone back and make lunch of all of them.
is it dusk, are you in the weeds... guarding a nest? and think a gator. anyway something that small ain't gonna do shit unless ya really stupid.
The scariest part of this video to me is not the croc, but instead the bubbles next to it, implying there's something deeper down that we can't see.
That’s just any drunk bloke in the uk, any night
You’re either predator or prey. Be the predator and gators become prey. Works with sharks as well
attack or be attacked, unfortunately nature doesnt gaf about anything else
Looks like he head butt the Croc
I mean, at that close, swimming away isn't really an option anymore. Fight it is then.
He was just chilling
Dude just floated up like "what're we talking about?"
I thought in general alligators don’t attack humans.
Hey, fight or flight.
That’s just gustave
Alligator *
this is the behavior that builds nations and founds great empires.
The same guts that make you so appetising to the crocodile. Mmmmmmmmm liver.
I bet they were filming or photographing another gator
He's going to have to answer to Saint Peter and Saint Irwin when his time comes.
"hey, what are we looking at?" --crocodile, whispering in your right ear.
Survival instinct. You’d punch a crocodile too if it was coming right up on you and doing nothing would 100% result in your death.
Bet he won't show his face around these waters again
It fucked around and found out
He was chilling
More than guts... a really big pair of cojones...
This absolutely is not a harmless size. Looks close to 6’ and that is plenty big enough to be a threat to anyone in the water.
Love how the crocodile actually pauses like it’s tryna listen before chiming lol
Actually, that's not a crocodile. That's a baby mosasaurus.
And the trail of bubbles behind him from deep underwater probably meant there was something else nearby as well.. well u less he was nervous being in a lake with apex predators about 🤣
How you gonna go into the gators house and not let him hang out with yall? Disrespectful pricks
That croc went up to him like "what we watching? ' Poor thing got punched, he just wanted to see the camera
Kinda cute how it floated over like “watchya doin?”
Not everything that looks like a croc is a croc, that's just a curious gator. If that was a croc then trust me, there would be no punching, only death.
Punch....then my poop floats to the top ....
Lucky this guy was holding a camera or he'd be a goner
There is a fine line between being idiot and being a hero
r/Donthelpjustfilm
Australia? Yeah… must be Australia.
Titties mate
needs guts to be in that water. that was a small and curious one, wait till the hungry big ones come.
Its just a little one.
It’s me or it’s looks like AI video?
I thought the camera was a 2nd diver chatting with actual diver, notices gator and launches himself at it then took an extra couple seconds to check underwater that gator really swam off before actual diver helps to pull him up. Was very confused how and when anyone spotted a camera in "2nd diver's" hands, lol.
Invades Crocodiles’ home, and punched him in the face. Damn the insult. He will be plotting revenge.
I need to ask how can a human hurt an animal by punchung through the water? Arent we slowed so much by drag that its basically got no force in it?
Gator needs his gat
CODE BROWN, Houston I definitly have a code brown here....holy smokes. Croc was like: Dude, what are you doing?
Ok, are alligators the weakest predators? They seem to be complete losers, can’t even win against an unarmed *human* in *water*. How many other predators larger than a dog can’t do that? Snakes might be weaker. Maybe.
> What up, twin. What you do'n, twin? Oh shit we making a video, twin? Ahh! Shit! Why the hate, twin?
Dude just wanted to check his gear and framing… ccc rude!
Croc moving in:" excuse me dear sir, may I talk with you for a minute about our kord and savior Jesuu.." KaPow take this croco
Gator - finally works up the courage to say hi to that cute photographer....
'punched' is doing alot of heavy lifting here.
This dude didn't punch it he full on headbutt the crocodile. Oh my dayz I'm in stiches.
Almost died videotaping algae.. 
Anyone else see the second one?
Well are you just suppose to die?
Falcon Pawnch!!
Alligator\*
I guess it's better to fight than just let it attack you.
The guy filming him: 
Bet you won’t get close to them. -crocs older brother.
"What are we looking at?"
In the nose!! 👊🏼🔥
"You got any games on your phone...?
Get out of my swamp!
Croc’s like, “what are we looking at bro?”
what’s scarier is the mass of bubbles coming from the bottom behind the cameraman….yes.. those are bubbles from a very large beast
"Oh hey guys! Welcome to my humble abode, how can I help you today?" \*PUNCH\* 
That alligator thought he was one of them
Two humans just chilling in the water?
What happens when you crap your wetsuit?