Funny Cosmic Coincidence Control...saw this on my news reader...see bolded after pic.
"Howard has said frozen alligators enter a state of "brumation," which is similar to hibernation."
Alligators freeze in North Carolina swamp with noses above ice
The Swamp Park manager said 18 American alligators froze Monday night and stayed frozen all day Tuesday.
Author: Associated Press
Published: 8:25 AM CST January 24, 2019
Updated: 12:07 PM CST January 24, 2019
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (AP) - Alligators in one North Carolina swamp have once again allowed themselves to freeze in place with their noses above the ice.
The Charlotte Observer reports The Swamp Park manager George Howard says 18 American alligators froze Monday night and stayed frozen all day Tuesday. He says the alligators seem to sense when the water is at its freezing point and poke their noses into the air "at just the right moment."
A gator in the ice during a previous freeze in 2018
George Howard, The Swamp Park, Ocean Isle Beach NC.
Howard has said frozen alligators enter a state of "brumation," which is similar to hibernation.
Alligators in the 65-acre park and sanctuary in Ocean Isle Beach weathered freezing temperatures for the first time this way last January. He says those alligators thawed out days later with no apparent injuries.
Information from: The Charlotte Observer, http://www.charlotteobserver.com