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Ross and his first wife Virginia (married 1934, divorced 1949) had children named John, Robert, Tom and Betty. Later Allen married Celeste (divorced 1958), who sometimes joined him in collecting expeditions, having learned how to handle snakes. Ross's fourth wife, Jeanette (married 1977), bore him three sons, Kenneth, Craig, and Sidney.
The Independent Florida Alligator is the student newspaper of the University of Florida. The Alligator is one of the largest student-run newspapers in the United States, with a circulation of 14,000 and readership of more than 21,000. [2] It is an affiliate of UWIRE, [3] which distributes and promotes its content to their network.
An alligator, or colloquially gator, is a large reptile in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae in the order Crocodilia. The two extant species are the American alligator (A. mississippiensis) and the Chinese alligator (A. sinensis). Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains.
Gatorama also features other native Florida wildlife such as the Florida panther, bobcats, racoons, birds, and snakes. [6] [5] [8] In late August, Gatorama hosts an annual Gator Hatchling Festival where visitors can hold an alligator egg while it hatches. [3] [6] [5] Gatorama also sells exotic meat at the park and on their website. [14] [15]
The American alligator is the official state reptile of Florida, [156] Louisiana, [157] and Mississippi. [158] Several organizations and products from Florida have been named after the animal. "Gators" has been the nickname of the University of Florida 's sports teams since 1911.
Gatorland is a 110-acre (45 ha) theme park and wildlife preserve in Florida, located along South Orange Blossom Trail south of Orlando.It was founded in 1949 by Owen Godwin on former cattle land, [1] [2] and is privately owned by his family.
The story ends with it being mentioned the gator was said to have made his way down to Florida, though the narrator, an old man named Gilmore, believed he'd be back to Alabama eventually. [2] Other sources attest that Two-Toed Tom, after leaving Alabama, took up residence in the Sand Hammock Lake, between Esto, Florida and Noma, Florida. In a ...
"Marchers protest plans for food irradiation plant," Thornton Hartley, Florida Times-Union, May 7, 1987 "While you were gone: glowing protest," Alligator staff report, The Independent Florida Alligator, May 12, 1987 "County to seek halt to irradiator," Sara Hamilton, The Gainesville Sun, May 13, 1987