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• n  either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts

• For 16 years, Florida protected alligators from hunters as an endangered species.
• On what makes a good 'gator: "The best interrogators are outstanding actors.
• It's not just gator-huggers who say that.

• alligator

News & Articles

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• Pa. man finds reptile near sewer, offers gator aid
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man has offered a little gator aid — calling animal control authorities to help rescue a juvenile alligator he found near a sewer grate on his street. Joe Malsee...
  June 15, 2013 - Rome News-Tribune
• Video: Gator rescued from man's garage
  Police arrest a man after police found an alligator he'd been holding captive in his garage and failing to have a permit for it. Investigators say he kept the 5 ft. gator in the garage in a kiddie pool for over five years in what's described as terrible conditions.
  June 14, 2013 - CBS News
• Gator Rally to benefit Emporia groups
  The Gator Rally, an all-terrain utility vehicle tour of the Flint Hills, will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday starting at the Railroad Cattle Pens on the Kansas Turnpike at Cassoday.
  June 11, 2013 - The Topeka Capital-Journal

Quotes

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• Bobby Bowden in MiamiHerald.com
  It excites me to know that we're going to the Gator Bowl,Bowden said in a statement released by the FSU athletic department. "The first bowl I was associated with was as an assistant coach at Florida State in 1964, when we played Oklahoma...
• Chris Leak in Forbes
  We expect these guys to be right back in this position next year,Leak said. "That's what you expect out of the Gator team every season, to compete for an SEC and national title. That (would be) a great thing to be able to get here two...
• Tim Tebow in ESPN
  I just want to thank my teammates and all the seniors back in Gainesville,Tebow said. "I'm just glad to be a Gator."