Big praise, the reaction of the crocodiles made netizens excited

The video was posted by the Morgan16_22 account in early March, earning more than 2.9 million views and more than 600,000 likes.

In the video, a herd of crocodiles with nearly a dozen children is swimming under a lagoon. A person standing nearby exclaimed in surprise while observing the crocodiles. Then a woman said “It’s so big!”.

The alligators simultaneously turned towards the voice as if they were reacting to that remark.

Video: Crocodiles’ reaction when praised loudly

John Brueggen, Director of the St. Crocodile Farm Zoological Park. Augustine of Florida says alligators frequently respond to human voices.

“The crocodiles respond to our voices every day. They are intelligent animals and are quite easy to train.“, said Mr. Brueggen – who has contact with all 24 species of crocodiles at the park.

Brandon Fisher, an alligator expert who works at Gatorland in Florida, also said that alligators are very sensitive to sound. “Through training, they are able to learn the tone of the human voice and understand commands. In the video posted on Tiktok, it is possible that one of the words the woman said is the same as the word the man said. take care of use. That could be why they all look towards the voice at the same time”, this man said.

Lindsey Lawson, a member of the American Reptile Breeders Association, said that the crocodiles in the video appear to be used to being fed by humans.

“There’s no way to know for sure what caused the crocodiles’ reaction as the video is rather short. But it could be a visual or auditory stimulus in the form of a familiar food source.”she shares the point of view.