New York unveils statue commemorating alligator sewer myth
New York City has unveiled a sculpture paying homage to one of the city's most enduring myths: Alligators lurking in the sewers.
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Family in 'unbearable pain' after alligator kills woman in Florida
Breauna Dorris says her mother may have been walking to or from a campsite when the animal attacked.
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Woman's body found in jaws of 13ft Florida alligator identified
A witness raised the alarm after seeing the large animal clutching human remains in a canal.
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41-year-old woman found dead after Florida alligator is spotted with a body in its mouth
Florida authorities have identified the woman found dead after an alligator was seen with a body in its mouth.
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See you later, alligator: New Jersey police capture reptile on the loose for 2 weeks
New Jersey law enforcement and wildlife officials teamed up as alligator investigators to capture a reptile running rampant across two towns over the last two weeks.
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Mississippi hunters capture longest alligator in state history
A group of Mississippi hunters have broken the state record for the longest alligator ever captured in the state with a 14-foot-3-inch reptile weighing just over 800 pounds.
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Alligator bites child at closed New Orleans-area beach, officials say
An alligator bit a child at a New Orleans beach that has been officially closed to the public since 1964, a hospital spokesperson said.
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Landscapers in Pennsylvania find malnourished alligator named Fluffy in a creek, officials say
Landscapers in southeastern Pennsylvania made a startling discovery on the job after coming across a pet alligator that got loose, authorities said.
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79-year-old hospitalized after alligator attack at Florida golf course community
A 79-year-old Florida man was bitten by a nearly 7-foot-long alligator Thursday morning at a golf course in Naples, according to local authorities.
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A Florida wildlife center says it lost 'nearly all' of its animals in a fire: 'We are devastated'
A Florida wildlife center was badly damaged and "nearly all" of its animals were killed in an overnight fire, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and the wildlife center said.
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South Carolina woman killed in apparent alligator attack while walking her dog, police say
A 69-year-old South Carolina woman was killed in an apparent alligator attack while walking her dog near a golf course on Hilton Head Island, police said Tuesday.
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Man arrested after breaking into Florida theme park, hopping into alligator enclosure and filming video for social media, authorities say
A man is accused of breaking into a Florida theme park, jumping into an alligator enclosure and filming a video for social media -- a dangerous stunt that authorities say led to his arrest.
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