It sounds like a whopper that your gampy would tell, but this one is totally real: There are alligators living in the sewers in Gainesville.
A recent study conducted by the University of Florida found that the sewer systems designed to hold stormwater are home to a lot more than rain runoff. “It’s like something out of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” Alan Ivory, a Ph.D. student at the University of Florida, who led the study told the New York Times. “The abundance of animals down there was surprising.”
The American alligator, also known by its scientific name, Alligator mississippiensis, was among seven types of reptiles found in the storm sewage systems. There were plenty of other critters turning the sewers into a home, too.
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