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News Articles: Alligators

Joie Henney and his emotional support alligator, Wally, were denied entry to a Phillies' game at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday — but hope to be invited back soon.

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Wally the emotional support alligator went to see the Phillies. Then he went viral

Wally doesn't bite, loves hugs and has a sizeable social media following. He made headlines (again) for being denied entry to a baseball stadium — but his owner tells NPR that's not the full story.

September 29, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Camera sent into gopher tortoise burrow discovers an alligator is hiding inside, Georgia biologists say. Georgia Wildlife Resources Division photo

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Stunned biologist looks into tortoise hole to see alligator ‘smiling back’ in Georgia

Beware of turtle holes in Georgia — because they could be hiding large alligators, the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division says. That discovery was made the hard way when biologists studying gopher tortoises peeped into a seemingly innocent burrow in Tattnall County, about 60 miles west of Savannah.

March 24, 2023
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  • Mark Price
Doc's skull. UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant

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Researchers recover skeleton of Doc, an 11-foot alligator, deep in Okefenokee Swamp

Months after the GPS tracker on the alligator, named Doc, stopped sending locations, researchers with the University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant found 60% of his skeleton more than 14 miles into the refuge.

March 06, 2023
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  • Devon Zwald
An alligator sleeps submerged in nighttime water

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Large, eerie shadows lurking below surface of Georgia’s blackwater swamps are alive

Winter is an eerie time in Georgia’s blackwater swamps, and among the strangest of sights are the large shadows often seen lurking just inches below the murky surface — alligators participating in seasonal underwater napping.

January 05, 2023
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  • Mark Price
Gator with open mouth

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Swamp mystery: Alligators missing many of their teeth in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp

A mystery is afoot in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, and it involves fully grown alligators who are missing a lot of their teeth.

April 05, 2022
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  • Mark Price
The team at Coastal Ecology Lab collects tissue samplings of the hatchlings.

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Okefenokee Welcomes 25 Alligator Hatchlings

The Coastal Ecology Lab and its project partners, Okefenokee Swamp Park, welcomed new life on Monday in the form of 25 alligator babies.

September 14, 2021
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  • Allexa Ceballos
Alligator submerged in water

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Spotlight In Georgia Swamp Reveals Alligator Hiding Just Inches Away

A group of Georgia biologists was catching alligators for a genetics study when they decided to focus their spotlight on the water surface. It was then they saw a large alligator sitting perfectly still, its rough skin blending with the muddy water.

May 19, 2021
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  • Mark Price
An array of edible insect options from the Eating Insects Athens Conference.

Critter Chat: Edible Insects In Athens And Alligators In Okefenokee Swamp

A bug in your food is not usually considered a good thing, but what if it was there on purpose? The United Nations reports around two billion people...

September 18, 2018
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  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott
Okefenokee Alligator "Sassy Sally" has a satellite tracker attached to her so researchers can learn from her movements.

Alligators Tweet, Wear Trackers To Help People Learn

It’s not hard to meet a gator in Georgia. Waterways in South Georgia are full of them. But there’s a lot we don’t know about these big reptiles. GPB’s...

September 10, 2018
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  • Emily Jones

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