Godzilla, the alligator who as rescued from the Prospect Park Lake on a frigid day in February, has died after nearly two months of “extensive” medical care at the Bronx Zoo. via brooklynpaper
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The nearly 5-foot-long gator died on April 16, the zoo announced on Friday. A necropsy revealed that Godzilla was severely underweight, anemic, and suffering from infections of her intestines and skin, and had a stomach ulcer caused by a rubber bathtub stopper she had ingested sometime prior to her rescue. Officials believe she was an ill-advised pet who was illegally dumped in the park by her former owner.
“Despite the intensive care, the alligator was so emaciated, debilitated, and anemic, her immune system was not as strong as it needed to be and she succumbed to those infections,” the zoo said in a statement. “This was a tragic case of animal abuse. Alligators and other wild animals do not belong in the pet trade or in people’s homes.”the lethargic reptile in the lake on Feb.
Godzilla was emaciated and suffering from multiple infections that she was unable to fight off, the Zoo said.Since then, the zoo’s medical team has been providing continuing medical treatment and nutritional support, and was even able to remove the stopper successfully — but ultimately couldn’t turn Godzilla’s condition around.
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