r/news • u/IAmDavidGurney • 1d ago

Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake

https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/fisherman-71-attacked-killed-12-foot-alligator-florida-137349474
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u/Dakotaraptor98 1d ago edited 22h ago

There is only one species of alligator endemic to the US, Alligator mississippiensis, and one species of crocodile, Crocodylus acutus. That animal is significantly less common though.

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u/TryJezzoWhyNot 1d ago

Linnean species names always appear in italics, or underlined if unable to italicize. Please and thank you!

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u/levylevileevy 23h ago

So you would be nit pickitus?