Alligator cannibalism is more common than you might think.
On Aug. 4, Port Charlotte resident Tammy Shaw was paddleboarding in Silver Springs State Park in Florida, when she discovered a gruesome scene of cannibalism and carnage. A sizable alligator crouched in the spring just a short distance from Shaw's inflatable boat, and clasped in its jaws was the limp body of another alligator — the bigger predator's next meal, News 6 Orlando reported .
Shaw captured a short video of the gators and posted it in the Facebook group Alligators of Florida on Aug. 10. Commenters were shocked that an alligator would eat another alligator."I never knew they would actually eat one of their own," one person wrote. It's also possible for alligators to eat other alligators that invade their territory, Rosenblatt added. Large male alligators, in particular, are often solitary and territorial, according to the conservation nonprofit Defenders of Wildlife .
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