kHz
ML163792
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis
Contributor
George B. Reynard Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Susina Plantation, near Sherwood and Birdsong Plantations
Grady, Georgia, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Not specified
Media notes
Habitat: Fresh water pond with water lilies, grasses and sedges. Recordists note: "This animal had been a 'pet', people swimming with it, etc. Unknown age, probably some 15 years or more. It remains in this pond - some 200' across - animal probably 10' long. Residents feed it bread, meat, dead chicken from nearby chicken farm, etc. - throwing food on a cleared area of the sloping bank. Animal then comes up to feed, roaring before or after. also can be made to roar by driving Jeep to near water edge - animal responds to periodic gunning of motor - which may shake ground and vibrate water - this system is almost certain to result in roaring response - any time of year. " Mr. and Mrs. E.V. Komarek are also listed as recordists.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- UHER 1000
- Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 104
- Accessories
Archival information
- Cataloged
- 25 Oct 2012 - Brad Walker
- Digitized
- 25 Oct 2012 - Brad Walker