Alligators in NYC Parks Suffer Tragic Fates.
TL;DR
The female alligator rescued from Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake in February died on April 16 due to severe weight loss, extreme anemia, and intestinal and skin infections, as well as a chronic ulcer from a swallowed bath stopper. The Bronx Zoo, which had been caring for the alligator, called it a "tragic case of animal abuse" and reminded the public that "wild animals are not pets." The alligator had been illegally kept as a pet and was dumped in the lake in a debilitated state instead of receiving veterinary care.
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