Male and female alligator bellowing! Alligators bellow to convey health and size information to surrounding gators for breeding, social, and territorial reasons. They bellow year round but with much more frequency in the breeding season. The sound emitted directly correlates to the gator’s size. When male alligators bellow, the water over their backs to bounce up, creating a “water dance” as you can see. Sometimes when they hear something like thunder or a heavy bass sound system they will think