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A "Beyond Rare" White Alligator is Born at Florida Wildlife Park
The Pet Zealot ^ | December 12, 2023 | James Alain L.

Posted on 12/12/2023 9:56:18 AM PST by allen592

Get ready for an astonishing and enchanting sight – Gatorland, Florida's renowned wildlife park, proudly announces the arrival of an exceptionally rare white alligator. This stunning creature, one of only eight in the world, has captivated visitors with its mesmerizing beauty. In a thrilling announcement last week, Mark McHugh, the president and CEO of Gatorland, shared the incredible news of the first-ever recorded birth of a solid white alligator from a nest of leucistic alligators discovered in the swamps of Louisiana 36 years ago. This milestone birth presents a rare and extraordinary event that has left the wildlife community in awe.

(Excerpt) Read more at thepetzealot.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animals; blogpimp; usingjimrob

1 posted on 12/12/2023 9:56:18 AM PST by allen592
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To: allen592

IT’S a female. She’ll be most popular with the dark ones.


2 posted on 12/12/2023 9:58:43 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: allen592

I love this. I hope it’s fantastic for business at Gatorland.


3 posted on 12/12/2023 9:58:48 AM PST by spacejunkie2001
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4 posted on 12/12/2023 9:58:49 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: allen592

They’re adorable - when they’re small.


5 posted on 12/12/2023 10:03:04 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: allen592

Florida man says.....still tastes like chicken


6 posted on 12/12/2023 10:11:38 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Not to quibble, but shouldn’t that headline read:
“A “Beyond Rare” White Alligator is HATCHED at Florida Wildlife Park”


7 posted on 12/12/2023 10:12:50 AM PST by Tupelo (( e pluribus unum is now ex uno multis))
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To: Jamestown1630

No they’re not. Looks more pink. Why do they say it’s beyond rare? That would make it not possible...


8 posted on 12/12/2023 10:13:07 AM PST by GMThrust
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To: GMThrust

All baby alligators are cute. YMMV.


9 posted on 12/12/2023 10:15:53 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: allen592

Choot it! It’s RACIST!!!!


10 posted on 12/12/2023 10:24:00 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Tupelo

Hatching is being born. ‘Birth’ just means the process of producing offspring.

The difference would be parturition vs. oviposition.


11 posted on 12/12/2023 10:32:00 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: allen592

I thought Bernie Sanders was from Vermont


12 posted on 12/12/2023 10:37:06 AM PST by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: allen592

Alligators typically lay around 30 eggs. Did the other 29 perish?


13 posted on 12/12/2023 10:56:56 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: subterfuge

Article mentions a normal-colored sibling.


14 posted on 12/12/2023 11:02:00 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: subterfuge

Article says the white Gator was born along with her brother who is a “normally hued” reptile. Then later it calls them both white alligators.


15 posted on 12/12/2023 11:02:36 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: allen592

White nationalist, perhaps?


16 posted on 12/12/2023 11:30:34 AM PST by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there , a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: subterfuge

As expected, they were eaten by the “white devil” gator.


17 posted on 12/12/2023 11:33:38 AM PST by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there , a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: subterfuge

Will they grow up to be Rap Artists, or NBA stars?


18 posted on 12/12/2023 11:35:34 AM PST by Scrambler Bob
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