Two Gators Flee Zoo; One Is on the Loose in Detroit
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DETROIT — Two alligators made a getaway from a zoo by slithering through underwater steel nets sectioning off a canal that runs through their pen, and one of them remained on the loose Monday.
The alligators, both about 4 1/2 feet long, escaped last week. One was caught after a few hours by zoo officials armed with rope, netting and duct tape.
The other alligator has eluded officials, who are confident a third alligator in the exhibit, a seven-footer, is too large to squeeze through the netting.
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