Let's hope the bulldogs aren't too big for them to swallow this year. On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote:
> I understand, from intense study, that alligators have been known to go > after bulldogs in the latter days of October most years. > This study goes back for some years. Especially noted is that bulldogs are > most susceptible to Gator attacks when they are over rated. > (don’t hate. I’m merely relating scientific study data) > > Oliver Barry CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS Real Estate Services > 305 B Indian Lake Blvd > <https://maps.google.com/?q=305+B+Indian+Lake+BlvdSuite+220+Hendersonville+TN+37075+Office:+615&entry=gmail&source=g> > Suite 220 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=305+B+Indian+Lake+BlvdSuite+220+Hendersonville+TN+37075+Office:+615&entry=gmail&source=g> > Hendersonville TN 37075 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=305+B+Indian+Lake+BlvdSuite+220+Hendersonville+TN+37075+Office:+615&entry=gmail&source=g> > Office: 615-826-4040 <(615)%20826-4040> > Mobile: 615-972-4239 <(615)%20972-4239> > [email protected] > > On Oct 18, 2017, at 9:41 AM, Woody Bass <[email protected]> wrote: > > Go Gators > > > Woody > > > On Oct 18, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Jerry D. Belloit <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thanks Helen! I learned some things I did not know! > > > > Jerry > > > > *From: *<[email protected]> on behalf of Helen Huntley < > [email protected]> > *Reply-To: *"[email protected]" <gatornews+owners@ > googlegroups.com> > *Date: *Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 10:27 AM > *To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[gatornews] Alligators eating sharks-Washington Post > > > > The American alligator has long been known as a fierce apex predator, > easily capable of taking down its typical freshwater prey — fish, > crustaceans, wading birds — and very occasionally going after humans > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/08/florida-man-fleeing-police-dies-after-alligator-attack/?utm_term=.6fdeb348e21a> > . > > But its diet may extend further than previously thought. When given the > chance, these gators will travel into saltwater environments and feed on > marine animals such as stingrays and sharks, according to a new study > published in the journal Southeastern Naturalist > <http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1656/058.016.0306>. > > James Nifong, the lead author of the study, spent nearly a decade > observing American alligator populations along the coasts of Florida and > Georgia. More often than not, his research involved headlamps and nocturnal > boat rides through alligator-filled waters, since the animals usually hunt > at night. > > Over that period, Nifong and the teams he worked with temporarily caught > more than 500 alligators and pumped their stomachs using a hose, a pipe and > something of a Heimlich maneuver. (He also became quite adept at alligator > wrangling: “Anything less than four feet long we just hand-grab and bring > it on the boat,” Nifong told The Washington Post.) > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > <https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/pcs/click?xai=AKAOjstYZeAFWvHmpcXYaQinMb8nlCaSF6bbW5sPlKz3oL2A5jYrntl9Q6Zk4OLqMP8bsM4jfXQF_NkynC4wYO1kOYyM_HrShDgFmWeZfzt-0k1xkC1wVKWkHOUk6yctl_nV8nk-lmhVoA24XAT1tS_cm3nbm9PZTT15g8_uNJgYpVpzwzCbocl6V4arV4EIYH9CXplim067RSN6hc2wKJDFKZW64RgM5N-NaHIhe2i6mZjlnTWuhGPySRTqE8Jz0uTu_KXTs-Hi2mTVH4j6-O09lFM2-7zNZ79c6JlfBNoe&sig=Cg0ArKJSzL0PAzvmqp16EAE&urlfix=1&adurl=https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/403973903;204935242;e> > > Replay > <https://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/pcs/click?xai=AKAOjstYZeAFWvHmpcXYaQinMb8nlCaSF6bbW5sPlKz3oL2A5jYrntl9Q6Zk4OLqMP8bsM4jfXQF_NkynC4wYO1kOYyM_HrShDgFmWeZfzt-0k1xkC1wVKWkHOUk6yctl_nV8nk-lmhVoA24XAT1tS_cm3nbm9PZTT15g8_uNJgYpVpzwzCbocl6V4arV4EIYH9CXplim067RSN6hc2wKJDFKZW64RgM5N-NaHIhe2i6mZjlnTWuhGPySRTqE8Jz0uTu_KXTs-Hi2mTVH4j6-O09lFM2-7zNZ79c6JlfBNoe&sig=Cg0ArKJSzL0PAzvmqp16EAE&urlfix=1&adurl=https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/403973903;204935242;e> > > > > 0 > > From there, researchers painstakingly filtered through the contents of the > alligators' stomachs to try to identify what the animals had eaten. > > “It is meticulous, going through it, sorting through it,” Nifong said. “A > lot of these things we're identifying, they're very small or we really only > have small fragments of things.” > > *[‘It was a monster’: Hunters kill enormous 800-pound alligator that was > feasting on farm cattle > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/04/06/it-was-a-monster-hunters-kill-enormous-800-pound-alligator-that-was-feasting-on-farm-cattle/?utm_term=.39e2dc29eb2e>]* > > An American alligator has its stomach pumped. > (James Nifong) > > Researchers documented evidence that the alligators had consumed three new > species of sharks and one new species of stingray, Nifong said. He > estimated that the largest sharks eaten were three to four feet long, while > the largest stingrays consumed were probably two to three feet long. > > Nothing on the level of “Jaws,” sure — but Nifong noted it was possible > that there were larger, untrapped gators out there that had taken down > bigger sharks as prey. > > “There's not a ton of people out there stomach-pumping very large > alligators,” he said. “They're actually very difficult to stomach-pump and > retrieve prey items. It's very tough to be certain that you got everything > out of there.” > > ADVERTISEMENT > > 2 > > For several years, researchers also affixed GPS tracking devices to the > alligators they caught and released to observe their travel patterns. > > What they found was that the gators were “opportunistic predators” who > could leave their freshwater habitats — usually small ponds on barrier > islands or areas right behind coastal dunes — and swim down estuaries > through increasingly salty water, toward the coast, Nifong said. > > Play Video 0:31 > > Giant alligator spotted in Florida nature reserve > > The Lakeland Police Department says this giant alligator was spotted on > Jan. 15 at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Florida. (Kim Joiner) > > Despite a lack of salt glands, some alligators were able to stay in a > marine environment for days at a time, “then go back to fresh water, > rehydrate and go back out,” Nifong said. One animal they tracked with GPS > stayed in a saltwater environment for 32 consecutive days. Nifong suspects > that heavy rainfall at the time helped the alligator survive. > > “In the happenstance that it rains out there, they can actually drink the > fresh water off the top of the salt water,” he said. > > Nifong said more research is needed to determine whether alligators were > consuming sharks in greater numbers and why. He found historical reports of > clashes between sharks and alligators back in the late 1800s, but he said > their interactions may have increased in recent years as a result of > development. > > Speaking of Science newsletter > > The latest and greatest in science news. > > Sign up > > “Both populations have suffered declines, and you've got a lot of coastal > development that have decreased their access to estuarine habitats,” he > said. “Historically, alligators were considered just a freshwater species. > We found that not only do they habitually use marine habitats, there are > very important linkages between those two systems . . . We need to > account for those interactions when we're planning for those conservation > efforts.” > > That research may have to wait. Nifong, a Florida native, is on a > year-long appointment as a postdoctoral researcher with the Kansas > Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Kansas State University. > > “I'm studying native fish in Kansas streams, looking at what's affecting > their populations,” Nifong said, laughing. “It has nothing to do with > alligators.” > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel > (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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