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TIL an alligator’s brain weighs between eight and nine grams and takes up only 1/2 a teaspoon.
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The medulla oblongata!
Article says half a TABLESPOON, equivalent to one and a half teaspoons.
“I really don’t need to think about this…”
removes your leg
You do not need brains or good looks to be the apex predator that survived extinction level events.
You just a 2,000 pound bite force and stomach acid that dissolves bones and hooves.
And are still intelligent enough to be trained to tap a colored paddle for food or respond to “their name”.
They’re still smart enough to use tools. American alligators have been documented using sticks as bait to catch herons and egrets during their nesting season. The only other species of crocodilian that has been observed to do this is the mugger crocodile.
My mama say gators are ornery cuz they got all dem teeth but no toothbrush
Everyone knows size doesn’t matter. You’er why people get freaked out when I bring my service alligator into the petting zoo. Stop being an ableist.
… said the one-armed scientist …