The case for eating alligators (or not)

[sn]

It's actually quite easy to tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile. Simply observe the animal long enough to determine whether it sees you later, or after a while.

[felixlogographic]

Why I season my swamp, not my alligator

[fixedG]

This reminds me of a website I heard about some time ago that might interest you, unless you've already covered it. It's called "Eat the Invaders" and it's all about eating invasive species, started by a chef and a biologist, I think. They've got recipes for kudzu, nutria, carp, all sorts of things that we think of, especially in the south, as obnoxious pests with no economic use.

[sebastianguerra]

That rant about how Dino Nuggets are perfectly scientific is the reason why I keep coming back to Adam's channel lol. I love his sense of humor.

[AlexM-txvr]

After watching this I wondered, "what do gators eat on a farm?" So I googled it and from a very quick search I learned they eat what I will sumerize as byproducts of the fishing industry.

[samhutch]

Ok honestly my mouth was agape at how legitimately responsible the gator egg harvesting is. Basically farming gators that literally wouldn't be alive otherwise. And then you got into the complexities of conservation... good stuff, Adam!

[PhantomSavage]

I've had gator on a number of occasions, the first time was a General Tso's made with gator instead of chicken, and the rest was simple fried gator bites... but the taste and texture always reminded me more of pork than it did chicken, like pork loin or a pork chop. Another family member had pork General Tso's on the same night that I ordered the gator, and after tasting them back to back I honestly found it really difficult to tell the difference.

[katelensworld]

Can’t wait for the alligator recipe this Thursday XD

[Eclipsed_Archon]

I love how this video tries to give all the facts and present cases for a lot of different arguments and ways of thinking about this while still attempting to remain mostly unbiased. I want more content like this.

[aknurlukpan]

Adam has started a series where he teaches us how to eat any living animal.

[Zoinkerbob]

"but this shark wants to protect you"

he can't keep getting away with this.

[Anonymized-name]

"Killing animals can be a way to save them"
A conservationist heart with a pragmatic mind. We need more people who think like that

[oliveoiI]

This sponsorship transition was quite literally a jumpscare, nice one

[gokucrazy]

"Alligators will occasionally kill people, but they also keep other destructive pests in check"

I see what you did there

[bidenssugardaddy]

Fried alligator bites and a spicy honey mustard is really good. Lots of places in Charleston sc sell it

[drowsypig]

"Dino nuggets are the most scientifically correct shape of nugget!"

My god he's *right*

[wsvitak]

I’m not an environmentalist, not even close, but hearing how they handle the alligator eggs, returning them back to the wild and preserving the land is awesome. This sounds like a very efficient way of of being able to enjoy the benefits of the alligator without the negative effects of out right hunting.

[keithgawain]

As a dinosaur fan, I love the biology/paleontology rant on the semantics on how taxonomy works. Since all groups underneath a higher group are also members of the higher group, birds aren't just descended, , but are dinosaurs, which means birds are reptiles since dinosaurs are. There's a good xkcd comic on this

AND DONT GET ME STARTED ON FISH

[SuperPatJelly]

Noone should be surprised when we get a "Why I salt my pond, and not my gator" video in a couple days

[fate]

My great grandmother is from new orleans and has a gumbo recipe that she has been using and perfecting for decades. Gator, while not always a part of it, is the centerpiece when she can get it. Glad to see these animals are doing well and hope to see them thrive for as long as they can