- Photographer Nancy Bloch captured moment an alligator ate a baby gator
- Bloch was watching for eagles at East Lake in Florida when she spotted the gator
- Photos show adult gator gobbling down the baby alligator as it climbs ashore
A Florida photographer captured the moment an adult alligator ate a helpless baby gator.
Photographer Nancy Bloch was watching for eagles for her website East Lake Wildlife when she spotted the adult gator climbing out of the lake on Tuesday.
After she snapped a few photos, she realized the reptile had something in its mouth.
Photographer Nancy Bloch was watching for eagles for her website East Lake Wildlife when she spotted the adult gator climbing out of the lake on Tuesday with a baby gator in its mouth
Two of Bloch’s photos shows the large reptile swimming toward the bank of the lake with the tail of the baby alligator sticking out
That something was a baby alligator.
Two of Bloch’s photos shows the large reptile swimming toward the bank of the lake with the tail of the baby alligator sticking out.
A third photo shows the alligator lying in the grass as it devoured its lunch.
In 2011, a study found that between 6 per cent and 7 per cent of young alligators fall victim to cannibalism, according to Livescience.com.
But on the other hand, a little gator-on-gator cannibalism may help keep their populations stable.
‘Even the seemingly low rate of juvenile mortality attributed to cannibalism reported here may be an important factor in population regulation,’ researchers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said at the time.
In 2011, a study found that between 6 per cent and 7 per cent of young alligators fall victim to cannibalism. But on the other hand, a little gator-on-gator cannibalism may help keep their populations stable