Alligators in the Sewer

As the story goes, it was once a fad among New Yorkers returning home from their Florida vacations to bring back baby alligators for their children to raise as pets. These baby crocs were destined to grow and outlive their cuteness, of course, at which point their chagrined owners would resort to flushing them down the toilet. A few of these hastily disposed-of creatures actually survived in the dank Manhattan sewer system, they say, and proceeded to breed with one another, resulting in scattered colonies of full-grown alligators deep beneath the streets of New York City.  Read more...