Another Urban Myth Bites the Dust Yep you know the story about the Alligators in the sewers in New York
being an urban myth, well in Canada it's no myth just a mythtake by a
stupid pet owner.
Conservation officers in the London area are posting warning signs
about a baby alligator dumped into the Morrison Reservoir by its owner.
The half-metre long alligator was spotted swimming near a dock last
week by a group of anglers.
The alligator is a juvenile and it poses no risk to the public, said
Kate Monk, supervisor of conservation lands at Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority, about 30 minutes from London.
"There's no danger to humans. We're more concerned for the alligator," said Monk.
Alligators are native to the southern U.S. and tend to be shy animals
unless threatened. In the wild, they may grow to two metres. But Monk
said the chances of this baby reaching adulthood is almost nil,
especially if it spent most of its life in captivity.
"If it had food brought to it, I don't even know if it could sneak up
on a fish," said Monk. "It's really a problem when people set pets
free. It's not doing the alligator any favours at all."
Alligators are generally not interested eating people, preferring to
feast on fishes and frogs. However, as the water temperature falls,
alligators lose interest in eating. The concern is that as the summer
goes on and days get cooler, the alligator could simple starve to death.
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