# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C5o8kISvUPz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21019984-nationalparkservice-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-04-11T23:33:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Hibachi chef: *preparing to toss a shrimp*

Me: 

*shrimp proceeds to bounce off face.* Well, you tried. Here comes the onion volcano!

Check out these big mouths. Is that a yawn, a bark, an embarrassing moment dining at a table that doubles as a grill with strangers, or a bison bellow? The adult male elephant seal has an amazing set of loud trumpeting calls that can be used to alert other seals as to their position.

Is someone hissing? Gators don’t have any vocal cords, so any sounds they make are from forcing air through their throats and lungs, etc. They will often hiss at you, which is a warning to stay away.

Arctic ground squirrels produce several distinct sounds to warn against predators and communicate with their neighbors. At least until 10:00 p.m., and then it’s just rude.

Finally, during mating season, known as the rut, male bison “bellows” are commonly heard. These bellows have been compared to revving up an old truck! It is believed that these bellows announce the male’s presence and establish dominance within the herd.

They all could also be yawning or silently screaming, like when someone schedules another meeting that could’ve been an email.

Image 1: Northern Elephant Seal with mouth open at pointreyesnps. NPS/McClosky

Image 2: An American alligator evergladesnps opens its mouth wide, revealing its teeth and the back of its throat. NPS/R. Cammauf

Image 3: A ground squirrel, mouth wide open as it barks an alert at denalinps. NPS/Kent Miller

Image 4: Bison with mouth open bellowing at theodorerooseveltnps. NPS/S. Hammell

#wideopen #nationalparks #nature #chef

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

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wideopen, nature, nationalparks, chef

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