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has anybody mentioned SMOC is very similar to Smok, the polish word for "dragon", also used to name this carnivorous late triassic archosaur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smok_wawelski
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On 08/20/2023 (last year) During a 2nd dry summer at BBSP an alligator was moving through mud in a drying 40 Acre Lake. It would move a bit, then rest. Why did the alligator move in this direction? Did it see water? Did it remember water? Birds moved easily on the mud. This gator met 2 others chased out of a deeper spot by *another* gator. Gators talked later. 90 minutes condensed into 10 minute video: http://www.rickubis.com/rick/gators_mud082023.mp4 #Ichnology #Alligators #Archosaur
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10/08/2023 Brazos Bend State Park This mom gator and pod had been in this spot for weeks. A G.B. Heron that had already visited appeared. For an hour, the Heron stalked the area, looking for the babies that
were chirping. Mom gator chased it, but it paced around the tree. It snatched a baby from under the tree and flew off. Mom lunged out, but too late. Video: https://www.rickubis.com/rick/herongator_100823.mp4
For weeks of observations: https://www.rickubis.com/rick/gatr5k.html #Alligator #Heron #Archosaur #Wildlife #Crocodilian -
06/11/2023 at Brazos Bend State Park, I saw 2 alligator nests on the Spillway Trail. The first was about 50 steps from the East end of the Spillway bridge; and two alligators were near it! The 2nd nest was about 50 yards further East, near bird box #18. It also had an alligator directly in front of it. Water levels near Pilant Lake look ok now, but I hope the water is still there by the end of August--when the eggs usually hatch. #ichnology #Alligator #Archosaur #crocodilian #reptiles
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04/09/2023 Brazos Bend State Park, Pilant Lake. I heard alligators bellowing but I couldn't find them.
When the distant bellowing started again the gators near me started to bellow. Maybe 2 males and at least 2 females. The males were submerged deeper than usual, so there was limited "water-dancing" over them making visual I.D. difficult. Wonderful way to spend 20 minutes! The video is at this link: http://www.rickubis.com/rick/gatorbellow04092023.mp4 #alligator #archosaur #wildlife #animalbehavior #crocodilian