
Why Alligators Don’t Make Good Pets (and 9 Other Fun Facts)
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The alligator on the loose in the Humboldt Park Lagoon has generated a lot of buzz.
It has a Twitter account, its image on T-shirts and is inspiring original songs. The alligator on the loose in the Humboldt Park Lagoon has generated a lot of buzz. Our reporter Alex Ruppenthal shares some fun (and scary) facts about these deadly creatures.
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Why Alligators Don’t Make Good Pets (and 9 Other Fun Facts)
Clip: 7/11/2019 | 4m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
It has a Twitter account, its image on T-shirts and is inspiring original songs. The alligator on the loose in the Humboldt Park Lagoon has generated a lot of buzz. Our reporter Alex Ruppenthal shares some fun (and scary) facts about these deadly creatures.
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