Cleaning the Gator Pool | Secrets of the Zoo

The alligators living in the North Carolina zoo get their habitat cleaned in preparation for the winter. Keepers must maintain safe distance from the animals as they work inside the habitat.

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Cleaning the Gator Pool | Secrets of the Zoo

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[NatGeoAnimals]

The alligators get their habitat cleaned to prepare for the winter. What interested you most about this video?

[aves]

Spectacular, zookeeper pushing an alligator with a broom to move away with!

[BeardedNYC]

I love watching videos like these in particular. You get to see what an animal truly looks like in its natural state, before life “scars” them physically in the wild. The look beautiful.

[endyendy]

Not as easy as it looks.. that's for sure!

[castironporterhouse]

A little shaken little tenderizen down you go. Mr Hooper if you see a gator swallow 😆

[Sofia-qnfs]

This documentary is truly amazing. This crocodile is oddly amazing 😂. These people must have guts to clean with it😉

[nathanchannel]

a very risky job. stay always sefty for all of you

[AzlianaLyana]

That's a pretty big one they got 😄

[andyvaldez]

Alligator: “keep this in mind human, the only reason I don’t attack you is because you feed me and nothing else”

[kaboom]

That job must be really scary at times

[ALittlePaceS]

ı want to gator tooth can you gift me ?

[SammytheStampede]

So bind their mouths shut and go about your business.