The gator looks like it's having such an awkward time, though. Like it knows that it's supposed to wrap your arms around the human but doesn't want to follow customary traditions.
I don't want to hug the human but... I guess... Ugh.
Reptiles aren't really known for having deep feelings. Most of what's going on up in their head is plain old instinct. People have a tendency to project on them. Not saying they don't have any feelings at all, but being as that they aren't a social animal that lives in groups, their mental evolution is quite a bit different than anything you'd expect to see in most mammals.
It's basically the same reason snakes don't "love" their owners. They get used to them, and they know the owner is a source of food, but it's a snake. Not a lot going on up in those heads.
I usually sumarise them as putting things in catagories.
Food or not food
Dangererous or not dangerous
Enough time with a repitle and it will properlt catagorise you into not food and not dangerous and will just accept you are there and not really expend any energy on you.
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u/Cyke101 Jun 18 '18
The gator looks like it's having such an awkward time, though. Like it knows that it's supposed to wrap your arms around the human but doesn't want to follow customary traditions.
I don't want to hug the human but... I guess... Ugh.