He's all white, extremely bright and gets uptight if he misses his mealtimes.

Otherwise Whitey the albino alligator is just your common-or-garden loveable flesh-eating reptile (if you believe his handler). picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Plagued by uninvited guests? Try throwing out a welcome mat like this.

The 11-ft alligator was spotted lying very still on a suburban doorstep in Florida, doing its best to blend in with the garden decor. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Sticking out like a sore thumb, in the first case you wouldn’t be able to sneak up on your prey and pounce, and in the latter case you would be a prime target for your predator. Luckily for many Arctic animals, this need for camouflage is met by an uncanny ability to change their color to white almost overnight. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Like it says. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

This white alligator has it made in the shade. Without an alligator's normal dark camouflaging color, the new inhabitant at the Knoxville Zoo would not live long while exposed to predators or the sun. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A four-foot alligator rescued in an abandoned school on fire in western Pennsylvania may have also started the blaze... the building's owner believes the alligator started the fire by knocking over a portable heater. picked by unstablefiend 9 months ago

In research recently published in the journal Immunity, Prof. Ronen Alon and his research student Ziv Shulman, show how white blood cells advance along the length of the endothelial cells lining the blood vessels. Current opinion maintains that immune cells advance like inchworms, but Alon’s new findings show that the rapid movement of the white blood cells is more like that of millipedes. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Florida's public alligator hunt is underway, and the nighttime pursuit of trophy-sized specimens in the muggy marshlands is challenging and often unproductive.

But Arianne Prevost of Satellite Beach was in the right place at the right time, and with the right people on Tuesday night during her first-ever gator hunt, as she used a crossbow to bag an 11-footer weighing perhaps 450 pounds. picked by nickcobb 2 months ago

Attitude the alligator had raised herself out of the water, head and tail pointing upward. Powerful contractions of her mid-section forced a series of low-pitched bellows resounding through the park. picked by suebe 8 months ago

"The tail of an alligator protruding from the ruptured gut of a python, which had swallowed its foe alive, bore witness to a fierce and unusual battle between two of the deadliest predators in Florida's swamps."

I hope it's not a dupe, but it's too good to have been missed! picked by tdiggity 2 years ago

Officers found Beamon a few feet away from a 43-year-old, 800-pound alligator.
However, those who knew Beamon said this alligator wasn't merely any pond creature. Alfred has appeared in various commercials a movies and still earns royalty checks. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

1935. Two boys are busy clearing East 123rd Street of February snowfall by shovelling it down an open manhole. Next thing, they spot something large and reptilian lurking in the icy waters below. With much effort and no little rope, they manage to lasso and heave up a seven-foot alligator. Once at street level, the alligator begins snapping its sizable set of jaws, so the boys, being boys, proceed... read full post picked by bornbad 5 months ago

When an alligator was reported loose on the streets of Bristol, police and the RSPCA snapped into action. picked by topofall 1 year ago

Oh yeah, we've seen some undeniably bizarre Xbox 360 case mods, but this freakish homegrown covering exemplifies the art of destroying resale value. picked by leehblanc 2 years ago

Carl says it all. Much, much better than I could. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Alligators can stealthily maneuver through the water leaving nary a ripple, despite having neither fins nor flippers like other adept swimmers. Instead, they use special muscles to shift the position of their lungs. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It's made of icebergs in Japan, it's blue and it's beer, apparently.

And it says "draft" on the bottle... picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

I saw this on TV last night and reminded me of a link on plime to a white nationalist girl band 'Prussian Blue', turns out it's the same kids. This video is a good insight into why they are the way they are (their mum) and also one of Louis Theroux best "interviews" picked by thecritters 3 years ago

A mysterious blue car-shaped UFO has been spotted in Darwin as it flew across a cloudy wet season sky.

But in the words of amateur photographer Mark Schmutter, 79, "It does look like a car but what would a car be doing up in the sky?" picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

An alligator was spotted Saturday sunbathing by a small pond in Long Island - a startling sight for a community just 35 miles from Manhattan. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago