Yes, alligators 🐊 yawn just like we do. This yawn provides us with a unique look down and inside the gators mouth. Look closely at the top of the throat you will see a small opening; this is the beginning of the esophagus, which leads to the stomach. When a gator submerges water can easily enter into its mouth. But alligators have a special flap it’s called the palatal valve, near the back of the tongue that seals the throat, preventing water from getting into the esophagus and trachea. This fe