Alligators in New York City face tragic fate.
An alligator found abandoned in a New York City park with significant health issues has died about two months after being rescued. The Bronx Zoo revealed that the female alligator was severely underweight, suffering from extreme anemia, infections in her intestine and skin, and a chronic stomach ulcer. The alligator had been receiving treatment at the zoo since being found near Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake on Feb. 19. The zoo called the situation a case of animal abuse, and there was no word on whether the owner has been identified.