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Published: Tue, April 29, 2008 - 6:01 am
Last Updated: Tue, April 29, 2008 - 6:08 am
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - The most famous resident of OkefenokeeSwamp Park - an alligator that attracted the stares of tourists for
decades - will soon be immortalized nearly a year after his death.
The skeleton of Oscar is being assembled and will be put on display
like a museum dinosaur. The 14-foot, 1,000-pound alligator had
roamed the swamp from the time the park opened in 1946. As his
bones show, Oscar was a tough customer, surviving a shotgun blast
to the face, at least three bullet wounds, broken bones and
arthritis. Gators have been known to live for decades, and by some
estimates, Oscar was a particularly ancient 95 to 100 years old
when he died last summer. The display also will include what park
officials found in Oscar's belly - including a plastic dog collar,
a dog's tag, a penny and the top section of a flagpole.
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