Were Black Children Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?

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David Emery

June 9, 2017 Tales of youngsters chained up as "alligator bait" in the deep South of the 18th and early 19th ...

Does This Photo Show a 28-Foot-Long Florida Alligator?

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David Mikkelson

May 24, 2006 A photograph purportedly showing a 28-foot alligator captured in Florida is real but exaggerated.

Is This a Real 'Don't Feed Hallucinogens to Alligators' Sign?

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Bethania Palma

Aug. 24, 2022 A digitally altered sign had some wondering what sort of extreme alligator activities inspired s ...

Were Alligators Ever Kept as White House Pets?

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David Emery

Feb. 19, 2018 According to popular lore, an assortment of United States presidents from John Quincy Adams to H ...

When Was the First Alligator Found in the Chicago River?

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David Mikkelson

June 23, 2008 Rumor has it that an alligator discovered in the Chicago River in June 2008 was the first ever f ...