‘Abundance’ of Alligators Found in Florida Sewer System: ‘Like Something Out ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’
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Florida’s sewer systems have been playing host to alligators.
Alan Ivory, a Ph.D. student at UF, spearheaded the study. While the movement of rats throughout underground systems is well-studied, the patterns of other animals — who use the tunnels as pathways to navigate an urban landscape — is far less researched.
“It’s like something out of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," Ivory told theNew York Times. “The abundance of animals down there was surprising.”
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source: people.com
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