Gator found on Detroit's Belle Isle caught, relocated to Westland

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The Belle Isle gator is now safe in a local exotic animal sanctuary. WWJ's Tim Pamplin introduces you to the gator that's got amazing survival skills, her kind have been around for ~37 million years, but they're no match to Michigan winters.

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00:00Well, you saw the headlines, now you can see her in person.

00:04Meet the Belle Isle alligator, about two foot long, putting it at about two years old.

00:08A baby, when you consider these things, can live to see 70 and grow up to eight feet long.

00:14That's Crocodile Kate, she's with the Great Lakes Serpentarium here in Westland.

00:18They care for all sorts of creatures, including gators, crocodiles and a dizzying array of snakes.

00:23The theory is that she was someone's pet and that someone saw the writing on the wall and let her go on Belle Isle.

00:29Much more info on the Belle Isle gator and how you can get a chance to meet her all afternoon on WWJ Newsradio 950.

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