Watch a doting alligator mother tenderly tending her nest of emerging babies. In a time-lapse, we see her spend hours retrieving each newborn one by one, placing them in a shallow pool of water ...

Baby alligators, like this one, ... The eggs from which the babies are hatching were laid in late June or early July in 3-feet tall, mound-like nests of mud and vegetation.

Male alligators do not have much involvement in the care of the babies. “In late spring, male alligators begin their mating ritual, announcing themselves with deep bellows and vibrations in the water.

A serene day of kayaking turned into a nightmare when an alligator attack left a woman fighting for her life in Florida ...

While baby alligators are still small, ... After mating, the male moves on, leaving the female to build the nest and care for the young,” an Alabama State Parks spokesperson said.

While baby alligators are still small, ... After mating, the male moves on, leaving the female to build the nest and care for the young,” an Alabama State Parks spokesperson said.

While baby alligators are still small, ... After mating, the male moves on, leaving the female to build the nest and care for the young,” an Alabama State Parks spokesperson said.

Male alligators do not have much involvement in the care of the babies. “In late spring, male alligators begin their mating ritual, announcing themselves with deep bellows and vibrations in the water.

While baby alligators are still small, ... After mating, the male moves on, leaving the female to build the nest and care for the young,” an Alabama State Parks spokesperson said.

While baby alligators are still small, ... After mating, the male moves on, leaving the female to build the nest and care for the young,” an Alabama State Parks spokesperson said.

While baby alligators are still small, ... After mating, the male moves on, leaving the female to build the nest and care for the young,” an Alabama State Parks spokesperson said.

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - An Alabama family visiting a state park captured a special moment on camera: a mother alligator carrying three hatchlings on her back. Jimmy McCreless says he ...