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Animal Tales: The bobcat-stalking alligator, The Deer-Eating Everglades Python
Date: 11/2/2011 Album ID: 1354163
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Florida's weird animal stories: Check out the bobcat-stalking alligator near Tampa and the necropsy of the python that was digesting an adult deer when it was killed by South Florida Management District personnel in the Everglades just west of Miami!
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A sperm whale dying off Pompano Beach was harassed by swimmer Dec. 16, 2012. The incident is under investigation (Courtesy WTVJ)
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Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez was snapped by a bystander as she rode a manatee in shallow Gulf of Mexico waters Sept. 29 near Tampa. The creatures, also known as sea cows, are strictly protected by laws in Florida. The woman could face criminal charges as she surrendered to authorities Oct. 2. (Splash News))
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Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez was snapped by a bystander as she rode a manatee in shallow Gulf of Mexico waters Sept. 29 near Tampa. The creatures, also known as sea cows, are strictly protected by laws in Florida. The woman could face criminal charges as she surrendered to authorities Oct. 2. (Splash News)
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Zoo Miami vet Chriss Miller works on Hati the tiger to prep her for a root canal Sept. 26, 2012 (Splash News)
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Dr. K. Randall Groh, a dentist, works on Hati the Malayan tiger's root canal at Zoo Miami Sept. 26, 2012 (Splash News)
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A team of doctors at Zoo Miami provided welcome relief to Hati, the Malayan tiger, who needed a root canal (Splash News)
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Hati, the Zoo Miami tiger, is feeling better today after getting a root canal (Splash News)
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Hati, the Zoo Miami tiger, is feeling better today after getting a root canal (Splash News)
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University of Florida researchers examine the largest python ever caught in the Everglades. The beast was 17 feet 7 inches long and was captured in April. Pythons aren't native to Florida but have proliferated in the wild after they were dumped in the swamps by their owners. (Splash News)
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University of Florida researchers examine the largest python ever caught in the Everglades. The beast was 17 feet 7 inches long and was captured in April. Pythons aren't native to Florida but have proliferated in the wild after they were dumped in the swamps by their owners. (Splash News)
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Not only was the snake the largest found in the wild in Florida, it also carried a record number of eggs: 87! (Splash News)
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Alex Hawker, 7, of Fort Myers, was standing in front of the lion's cage at Zoo Miami when dad Sean Hawker captured the moment a prowling lioness lunged at the youngster. Asha, a three-year-old African lioness, was snoozing 10 feet away when she suddenly lunged, clearly startling the youngster. (Splash News)
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Only in Florida: A Tampa resident took these photos in his backyard on alligator stalking a bobcat! (Splash News)
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Only in Florida: A Tampa resident took these photos in his backyard on alligator stalking a bobcat! (Splash News)
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Only in Florida: A Tampa resident took these photos in his backyard on alligator stalking a bobcat! (Splash News)
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