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NEWS ABOUT: alligator

alligator stories: 11 news summaries
YES, THOSE ARE UDDERS

 The World's 10 Weirdest Eats 

From chicken knees to grub guts, someone considers them a delicacy

Nov 7, 09 5:50 AM CST
(Newser) - In an adventurous mood? You might want to try one of the world’s top 10 culinary challenges, compiled by Eddie Lin for the Times of London:
  • Alligator cheesecake, New Orleans: Yes, real alligator, mixed with cheese and shrimp.
  • Blood tongue, Germany: Exactly what it sounds like: Cow
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food • alligator • Jay-ZTV

 Gator Biz Caught in Jaws 
 of Recession 

Egg collection shrinks

Oct 22, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - No industry is safe from the recession, no matter how many teeth it has. The demand for alligator-skin accessories like handbags, watches, and belts has plummeted this year, leaving even top US gator farmers in danger of going out of business, USA Today reports. “This is, by far,... More »

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fashion • Louisiana • recession • alligator

 Floridians Gang Up on New 
 Neighbor: 8-Foot Gator 

Said to have come from local canal

Jul 8, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Residents of a South Florida town found a surprise visitor in their pool last night: an 8-foot alligator. Someone—nobody owned up—tied the creature to a tree with an extension cord before calling for help, the Miami Herald reports. When deputies arrived, a crowd of 30 was ogling the... More »

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Florida • wildlife • alligator • animal • reptiles

 Southern Gator Hunt 
 Draws Fire 

Population control should be left to experts, critics say

Oct 12, 08 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Complaints about alligators creeping into people's pools and resting in roadside ditches have prompted several Southern states to allow hunters to track down the dinosaur descendants, the Christian Science Monitor reports. South Carolina hopes its first public hunt in decades will prevent dangerous gator incidents. But critics say the hunt... More »

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Florida • South Carolina • hunting • alligator • Steve Irwin

 Fay Brings Floods—and Gators  


Aug 21, 08 7:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Florida residents bailing out amid four days of relentless rain from Tropical Storm Fay now have a more hair-raising worry: alligators and snakes. The storm has dumped about 30 inches of rain on the state this week, sending gators and others critters into flooded streets and neighborhoods in search of... More »

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Florida • storm • hurricane season • alligator • Tropical Storm Fay

South Jersey Man Finds
Gator on Side the Road

No explantion where 4-foot, 60-to-80-pound beast in cage came from

Aug 8, 08 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A South Jersey man spotted something unusual on his way to work yesterday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports: a caged alligator on the side of a road. Fred Schubert decided to help out the 4-foot, 60-to-80-pound beast, loading the cage into his pickup. After calling several wildlife agencies, an official came... More »

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New Jersey • construction • wildlife • alligator • animal rescue groups • animal • reptiles

 Gator Caught—in Chicago?  

Five-foot reptile apprehended in the Chicago River; probably a discarded pet

Jun 21, 08 5:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alligator wranglers may not be the busiest of folks in metro Chicago, but they came through yesterday by yanking a 5-foot unwelcome visitor out of the Chicago River, the Tribune reports. The healthy female, probably a discarded pet, is on her way to a sanctuary in the Southeast. More »

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Chicago • alligator • animal • reptiles • Chicago River • Animal Control

 
 'There's an Alligator
 in My Kitchen!' 

Florida woman calls 911 after 8-foot gator invades house

Apr 22, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 69-year-old Florida woman called 911 after finding an 8-foot gator in her kitchen. The beast apparently crawled in through a porch screen door and an open sliding door, making its way through the living room and down a hall, reports the St. Petersburg Times. Authorities called a trapper, and... More »

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Florida • alligator

 For Infections, Try Gator-cillin 

Scientists probe reptile's impressive immune system

Apr 7, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are trying to harness the power of alligator blood to fight disease, bacterial infections, and even HIV, Cox News reports. Proteins in the reptiles' blood have antibiotic properties thanks to the animals' long evolution and frequent exposure to bacteria; their exceptionally effective immune systems can fight off invaders without... More »

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HIV • antibiotics • medical research • immune system • alligator • pharmaceutical • MRSA • yeast infection • reptiles

Balmy, With a Chance of Pythons

Dumped American pets thriving in wild on global warming

Feb 21, 08 9:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Burmese pythons could rapidly establish a stranglehold on the southern US due in part to snake-loving global warming, according to a new government report. With climate change and more pet owners releasing unwanted snakes into the wild, the adaptable serpent could soon call home any area from Northern California through... More »

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climate change • Florida • global warming • snakes • alligator • burmese python • habitat • animal

Gator Goes to the Beach—on Long Island

Traveling pillowcase proves to contain 2½-foot male reptile

Jul 29, 07 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - And you thought your Halloween costume was scary: A pillowcase found wriggling in a Long Island parking lot early yesterday turned out to contain a 2½-foot male alligator. An official from the town of Babylon found the creature near a beach, Newsday reports, with a message on the pillowcase:... More »

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alligator • Long Island • Babylon • SPCA • animal

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