Christopher Gillette

Today I tried feeding Akila the Nile crocodile outside her normal training location and she said to hell with the training! She lunged right out of the water trying to grab me! Check out the full interaction with her, and feeding the other crocs, on today’s vlog on GatorChris on the other big video app I can’t name here because of the algorithm 😂🐊. ~~If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org @bellowingacres #Fox #animaleducation #FennecFox #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #Mammal #CuteAnimals #educational #coati #coatimundi #cavy #patagoniancavy #emu #pig #VietnamesePotbellyPig #RescuePig #emu #Gator #Alligator #crocmonitor #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile

Cute cuddle time with Rambo and the pups! This was from last year, wish I had that down time right now, it’s nonstop hustling around the sanctuary with this cold! I feel like we didn’t get any fall time at all, it went straight from 90s to 30s at night!! And how cute is Rambo!! They only scream when really afraid and we’ve only heard him do it once the day we got him, which is the same clip I use in every video of him, once he realized we’re his new family he never screamed again. #Armadillo #ScreamingHairyArmadillo #Animal #Animals #CuteAnimals #ExoticAnimals

What do gators do during hurricanes? Hunker down! We’re prepping around the sanctuary today for hurricane Milton, be safe everyone! ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos! If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

The puss caterpillar gets its name from its soft, furry appearance that somewhat resembles the fur of a cat, or apparently did to someone somewhere lol. Despite its seemingly harmless and almost cuddly look, the caterpillar is one of the most venomous in the United States. Beneath its fluffy exterior are hollow spines connected to venom glands. When these spines come into contact with skin, they inject a potent venom containing toxins that can cause intense pain, radiating beyond the sting site. The venom can trigger a range of symptoms, including severe burning, swelling, nausea, difficulty breathing, and even shock-like reactions in some cases. This venom’s effect is much more severe than the stings of other caterpillars, making the puss caterpillar a medically significant species in Florida and other parts of its range. #educational #animaleducation #animals #pusscaterpillar

Gator safety during the hurricane!! Watch for snakes and gators in the floodwaters, stay safe and stay out of the water! The usual Gator safety talk, don’t feed them, keep kids and pets away from the water, don’t swim or wade in the water! The risk posed by wildlife in the flood waters is actually relatively low, you should really stay out because it’ll be full of human sewage 🦠🤮!!! ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos! If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

Feeding Jawlene the alligator at Gatorland Orlando today!! Savannah Boan took Gabby and I back to meet her! She’s got to be the cutest little special gator I’ve ever seen! Feeding her was so cool to do! And check out her little nasal opening! These animals are AMAZING survivors!!! She’s missing her top jaw, likely from another gator or predator in the wild before they took her in! #Gator #Alligator #Reptile #Animal #Educational #AnimalEducation #scicomm

Checking in on our smallest gator at the sanctuary, Tadpole! Tadpole is missing her tail, likely from a predator as a hatchling. Alligators rely on their tails for swimming, so without one life is very difficult in the wild and it’s very rare to see one survive to adulthood in the wild with this injury. Thankfully, tadpole has a great life here at the sanctuary! As this little gator grows by the month, a prosthetic tail would NOT make sense, you’d have to replace it for $6k every other month. We also just update the sanctuary’s amazon wishlist if anyone wants to help out! I’ll post it in the comments🐊 ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos! If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org @bellowingacres #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

Crocodile enjoying a rack of ribs!! Akila the Nile croc was very excited to crack down this rack of ribs! Look how fast she is when she runs over. I had a lot of people asking on previous videos why I don’t debone it or give smaller pieces; well in the wild of course they only eat boneless chicken nuggets, but here we like to make them rough it! They’ll politely ask the wildebeest to dismember itself before consumption too! Crocs have a stomach acid ph of 1.0, a croc can literally rip your head off your shoulders, cave in your skull a few times, and swallow the whole thing whole and digest it entirely without issue. The ribs pose no challenge here. She has amazing dexterity with all the teeth tossing around the rack to where she wants it. ~~If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org #Fox #animaleducation #FennecFox #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #Mammal #CuteAnimals #educational #coati #coatimundi #cavy #patagoniancavy #emu #pig #VietnamesePotbellyPig #RescuePig #emu #Gator #Alligator #crocmonitor #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile

Working on getting Big Mac more used to me and not seeing me as a constant food dispenser 😂. He is SUCH an impressive gator with how he stands so tall! I love him so much already, and he would love to eat me😂. ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos! If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

Big Mac intently listening as I teach him about his teeth 😂. Since he came out of the wild his teeth are stained brown by mud or tannic acid, but as he sheds them he will have all white teeth in time! ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos! If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org @bellowingacres #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

Croc vs pumpkin!! Akila the nile crocodile was crazy about this pumpkin! Although primarily carnivores 99.99% of the time, many crocodilians will occasionally consume vegetation and fruit like this! Funny enough, NONE of the gators wanted the pumpkin but Akila was obsessed, check out the rest of the footage on my YT channel GatorChris! Thanks to @savannahboan at @gatorland_orlando for giving us the idea!! You’ll also hear our friend Shannon’s camera snapping away pics! ~~If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org @bellowingacres #Fox #animaleducation #FennecFox #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #Mammal #CuteAnimals #educational #coati #coatimundi #cavy #patagoniancavy #emu #pig #VietnamesePotbellyPig #RescuePig #emu #Gator #Alligator #crocmonitor #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile

Can gators feel being pet? Do they like it? They can absolutely feel it! They’re actually very sensitive and although incredibly tough, they can absolutely feel touch. But do they LIKE being pet? No, I’ve seen zero evidence to suggest this. They will TOLERATE it and allow it to happen once they’re accustomed and don’t fear me, but I see no sign of enjoyment, contrary to the Disney fairy tale people so desperately want to believe. I’ll never understand why people try so hard to push that fiction 😂 but I always say, if you really think they enjoy it, show me conclusive evidence of one going out of its way to seek out petting without any food or food associated training behavior. I’ve trained and pet more gators than most and have seen zero evidence to suggest they enjoy petting. But I like to do it, and it helps improve their habituation and handling with me. ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos! If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org @bellowingacres #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

Crocodile downing a chicken! Akila came RUNNING for this chicken 😂 I love how her little arms move so fast! ~~If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org @bellowingacres #Fox #animaleducation #FennecFox #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #Mammal #CuteAnimals #educational #coati #coatimundi #cavy #patagoniancavy #emu #pig #VietnamesePotbellyPig #RescuePig #emu #Gator #Alligator #crocmonitor #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile

Did you now alligators can return back to where they’re caught if relocated? Because they’re such good naviGATORs!!! 😂 No really, this is actually true!! ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos! If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org @bellowingacres #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

Gator training with Bella, working on getting her used to my presence some more. She also shows a really cool example of caudal luring, although the camera just missed it! ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos!If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

Big Mac showing off his glowing eyes! Well, not actually glowing but reflecting! The tapetum lucidum, a reflective cell membrane behind the retina that is used to reflect light back to the retina’s photoreceptors and greatly increases night vision. ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos! If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

Akila’s parents, Sultan and Blondie!! While at @gatorland_orlando yesterday we checked in on Akila’s mom and dad, and got to see her siblings too! So cool to see since we don’t have the ability to ever meet the parent animals of any of the gators! Thanks for taking us back @Savannah Boan #Alligator #Reptile #Animal #Educational #AnimalEducation #scicomm

Gator kisses with my friendly American murder log! Big Mac here was feeling a little less than friendly actually and was a litttttle snappy, but not too bad. I also explain one of my super secret techniques for ascertaining the mood of a gator! And to be clear, I NEVER trust the animals; they’re wild animals. I trust my ability to read their behavior and predict what they’ll do, but I don’t trust them. One slip and Big Mac here would be happy to eat my head, no matter how long I work and train with him(which has only been 6 months), he will always be a wild animal. Theyre not pets, I love them, they don’t love me! ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos! If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org @bellowingacres #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator

Big Mac being a bit frisky! Always have to be quick and ready! I love him, even though he doesn’t love me😂. He’s got such a big goofy head and expressive eyes, he’s just such an awesome looking gator! ~~~Our rescue gators are wild caught nuisance gators that would’ve otherwise been destroyed. The state of Florida destroys 8,000 “nuisance” gators annually, but we don’t have a nuisance gators problem but rather a nuisance HUMAN problem. 1k people a day move to FL, unsustainably developing the land, and a lot of ignorant people making a nuisance out of themselves. NEVER feed a wild gator, never have kids or pets near the water, and never swim in gator habitat! And of course, never attempt anything you see in my videos!If you would like to donate to the care of the sanctuary animals, we greatly appreciate any support!! You can make a tax deductible donations directly through our website bellowingacres.org @bellowingacres #animaleducation #Rescue #AnimalRescue #AnimalSanctuary #ExoticAnimals #Animals #Animals #CuteAnimals #educational #Gator #Alligator #crocodile #nilecroc #nilecrocodile #reptile #scicomm #rescuegator