{"id":701,"date":"2019-04-19T00:52:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T00:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/?p=701"},"modified":"2019-04-29T17:33:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T17:33:57","slug":"how-do-i-learn-alligator-lingo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/how-do-i-learn-alligator-lingo\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Learn Alligator Lingo?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After years of watching and listening to our alligators at the farm, we\u2019ve learned a thing or two about their reactions. Reading an alligator\u2019s signs throughout the day can be a tough job, so we\u2019re here to show you how we know when our guys are happy, hungry and a little bit grumpy! Let\u2019s begin with how they start their day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, our big guys wake up on the wrong side of the swamp, usually on a Monday (relatable, right?)! When this happens, they tend to give us some attitude first thing in the morning. But no worries, because guess what\u2019s next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mad.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-702\" width=\"225\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mad.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mad-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mad2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-703\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mad2.jpg 799w, https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mad2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mad2-700x469.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>LUNCH TIME! If you\u2019ve ever been to our\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/first-feeding-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">live feedings<\/a>, you\u2019ll recognize the expression below. One look at these alligators and we know what they want \u2013 food. Don\u2019t worry, we keep our fellas well fed and HAPPY. In fact, you can catch one of three\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/about\/hours-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">meal times<\/a> every day at 11, 1 and 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hungry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-704\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hungry.jpg 960w, https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hungry-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hungry-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hungry-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of happy, here\u2019s a nice photo of Prince Eric sporting his weekend hat! If you catch this guy during your next visit to the swamp, give him a shout out. Fashionistas always love when their style is appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/happy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-705\" width=\"359\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/happy.jpg 718w, https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/happy-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/happy-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/happy-700x936.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On your next\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/about\/hours-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">adventure <\/a>to Alligator Alley, snap a few photos of our alligators and be sure to use our hashtag,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/alligatoralleyadventure\/\" target=\"_blank\">#AlligatorAlleyAdventure<\/a>, when posting to Facebook. Also, follow us on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alligatoralleysummerdale\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> and say \u201chi\u201d to our scaly friends in the comments section. They\u2019re big fans of feedback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After years of watching and listening to our alligators at the farm, we\u2019ve learned a thing or two about their reactions. Reading an alligator\u2019s signs throughout the day can be a tough job, so we\u2019re here to show you how we know when our guys&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,31,94,30,46,49],"class_list":["post-701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alligator-alley","tag-alligators","tag-april-2019","tag-live-feedings","tag-spring","tag-swamp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}