It's that time of year again - ALLIGATOR NEST RAIDS! 🐊😲 Our female alligators started laying eggs this week and it was up to the reptiles team to get them out safely during this dangerous task! ❓Why do we have to remove the eggs❓ 🐊 Alligators are cannibalistic, meaning that if we allow the eggs to hatch the 55 other adult alligators have a high chance of eating the baby alligators 🐊 Australian summers can get extremely hot (and this year, it's wet as well!) 🐊 We can monitor the eggs in an i

Ever wonder how an alligator builds a nest? 🐊 Here’s a clip of a mother alligator using her hind legs to pile vegetation and build up her nest. This nest was originally constructed in July, but the process looks the same at the beginning of nest building. Out of the eight nests documented this season, only a couple have survived raccoon predation. The mothers of those surviving nests are doing an excellent job protecting and maintaining them. #FWNatureCenter #WildlifeResearch #Alligators #GoodN