An Alligator Tours New York City, Joining Some Famous Fauna

[steve2470]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/nyregion/an-alligator-tours-new-york-city-joining-some-famous-fauna.html?_r=0

https://twitter.com/NYPD34Pct/status/624336009933791233

So this alligator was crossing 9th Ave in #Inwood...no, really. At 205 Str. Cops took him to Animal Control #whatnext

[Eugene]

1. Stray alligator found wandering the streets of New York City has died

Source: The Guardian

Stray alligator found wandering the streets of New York City has died

Mahita Gajanan in New York
Friday 24 July 2015 20.52 BST

A stray alligator found wandering Manhattan streets has died, according to a statement from animal control officials of New York City.

The New York Police Department’s 34th precinct found the three-foot-long alligator in the Inwood neighborhood of upper Manhattan on Thursday and took it to the animal care center. On Twitter, police posted a photo of the alligator, saying, “So this alligator was crossing 9th Ave in Inwood...no, really.”

The alligator, which staff at Animal Care and Control had named CockadoodleQ, died this morning.

“We have no knowledge of the conditions of CockadoodleQ had lived in prior to his arrival that contributed to his death. Exotic animals such as alligators are illegal to have as pets in New York City,” Alexandra Silver, a spokesperson for Animal Care and Control, said in an email.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/24/new-york-city-alligator-dies

[steve2470]

2. bummer! nt