So Ya Wanna Play Rough, Do Ya?
Though it looks as though these two alligators were about to get into a fight, they weren't. The one on the right most likely had its mouth open for thermal regulation. They stayed this near each other for quite some time, enough to make me think that one was male, the other female. February is close to the time they begin to pair off before mating season starts, and we don't normally see them in such close proximity otherwise.
So Ya Wanna Play Rough, Do Ya?
Though it looks as though these two alligators were about to get into a fight, they weren't. The one on the right most likely had its mouth open for thermal regulation. They stayed this near each other for quite some time, enough to make me think that one was male, the other female. February is close to the time they begin to pair off before mating season starts, and we don't normally see them in such close proximity otherwise.