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Australian zoologists at the University of the Sunshine Coast have conducted a study to find out how crocodiles court their partners. These fearsome reptiles don’t seem romantic on the outside, but experts say we underestimate their ability to show lovemaking.
It turned out that to attract females, the male makes hissing sounds, splashes water from his nostrils and blows bubbles in the water. And females are simply delighted by this!
Several cameras and acoustic recording devices were installed in the crocodile enclosures of the zoo. It was recorded that females during mating games more often emit a peculiar roar, but the males imitate “geysers” with their noses.
