For some reason evolution enjoys producing creatures that make noises reminiscent of science-fiction sound effects. Like these elk who sound like “Nazgul coming for your soul,” for example, or these seals who sound like spaceships in a James Cameron movie. Now we can add to the list of audibly sci-fi animals baby crocodiles, who sound like the destruction of an alien ship in the classic ’70s arcade game, Space Invaders. And yes we know that the creatures came before the sci-fi, but that’s not the point!
First off, we’re not going to lie, there’s somewhat of a pitch difference between the baby crocodiles in the Insta clips and alien invaders blowing up on contact with a defense laser in the ’70s video game. But listen closely. Go back and forth between the baby croc videos and gameplay footage from Space Invaders (below) like we did; again and again and again, and then again. The similarities will emerge and amusement will be had.
The videos, which come via Laughing Squid, were posted to Instagram by Brad Valle, who seems to be employed by the Dragonwood Wildlife Conservancy. (There’s some discrepancy between a Facebook post and Valle’s profile.) Valle, who Dragonwood refers to as an “incredibly dedicated and caring keeper,” demonstrates his animal-handling skills in the video, whispering sweet words of encouragement to the frighteningly adorable reptiles as well as exclamations of “crocodile kisses.”
Setting aside the Space Invader-esque sounds, can we just do a quick check-in to see if anybody else is getting mixed “cuddle” and “run like I’m on fire” vibes from these baby crocodiles? I.e. do we want crocodile kisses too or nah? Tough call considering what they look like when they grow up.
What do you think of these baby crocs and their penchant for sounding like Tomohiro Nishikado’s masterpiece? Let us know in the comments!
Images: Thomas Quine