Rescued Alligator Dies After Suffering from Abuse and Neglect.

An emaciated alligator, named Godzilla, rescued from Prospect Park in February and brought to the Bronx Zoo for rehabilitation has died. The alligator had ingested a bathtub stopper and suffered from chronic and severe weight loss, extreme anemia, and infections of the intestine and skin. The zoo officials described the death as a "tragic case of animal abuse." The police are investigating the incident, and no arrests have been made. Alligators are not native to New York, but they keep appearing in the city, and the historical record shows that they usually do not fare well in the city.