Alligator with missing upper jaw finds new home at Florida wildlife park

Alligator with missing upper jaw finds new home in Florida wildlife preserveGatorland Facebook via TMX

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00:00 Today is a very exciting day here at Gatorland with our Gatorland Global Program.

00:04 I'd like to introduce you guys to Jerry so he can tell you about this amazing alligator

00:09 we just got here at Gatorland.

00:11 We got a call about this gator a few weeks ago.

00:14 It hit social media and blew up.

00:17 We went out there and got him.

00:19 What do you think happened?

00:21 I think he probably years ago got hit by a propeller on a boat to be honest with you.

00:27 Little alligators have it hard here in the state of Florida.

00:29 With all of our boating and all of our development.

00:32 So if you see an alligator out there stay away from it.

00:34 But if you do see something like this please bring it to the attention of the good people

00:38 at the FWC.

00:40 We are asking you to help us name this little alligator right here.

00:43 I'm pretty sure it's a she.

00:45 Hopefully we'll have more success stories like this.

00:47 If you look this injury was from a long time ago.

00:49 We'll have our vet take a look at it.

00:51 Make sure he's okay.

00:52 But right now he's going into quarantine.

00:54 And thank you Jerry so much for being a good friend to Gatorland.

00:57 And for bringing him here to live with us.

00:59 And he's going to get to live out the rest of his life here in alligator paradise.