The last discovery of its kind in New York dates back more than twenty years. If alligators inhabit Florida and the tropical and humid south-east of the United States, it is much further north, namely in a park in Brooklyn, that one of these reptiles was found alive, but “in very poor condition”, this Sunday. Extremely rare, the discovery of the animal was made in the pond of Prospect Park, the great green lung of the borough, specified in a press release, photos in support, the service of parks and recreational areas of New York .
It is a 1.2 meter long alligator that the rangers of the green spaces of the megalopolis pulled out of the water, the press release further underlines, indicating in passing that the latter, probably abandoned by its owner, was “very lethargic”. Immediately sent to the Bronx Zoo, “the animal is under observation” Since.