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Patty Register of Gatorama Prepares for the Annual Hatching Festival in Palmdale, Fla., Aug. 2019.
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Florida Travel: Day in the Life at Gatorama Alligator Farm

What’s it take to run one of Florida’s oldest roadside attractions? Recently, I spent the day at Gatorama alligator farm in Southwest Florida to find out.

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Get a Grip on Gators During the Hatching Festival at Gatorama Alligator Farm & Crocodile Adventures!
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Florida Travel: Getting a Grip on Gators at Gatorama

Cupped in the palm of my hands was a latex-like white egg and when I held it to my ear, I heard a little chirping sound. Inside was a baby alligator, called a hatchling, and within seconds, the little guy pierced the interior membrane and exterior egg shell with its egg tooth. My job, with the assistance of a volunteer, was to help the hatchling out of his shell. Soon enough, I was holding a baby gator in the my hands he was so dang cute!

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