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What causes nearly every alligator attack on humans? Study says it's our fault
A recent University of Florida study found that one reason accounts for 96% of alligator bites - and it's not the fault of ...
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Florida Study Finds Nearly All State Alligator Attacks Have the Same Cause, and it's Not the Gators
The University of Florida and Centre College conducted a study to find the cause of nearly all alligator attacks in Florida Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...
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When is alligator mating season in Florida? 2 attacks in 2 months leaves 1 woman dead
While alligator attacks are not uncommon, fatalities are rare, with a 1 in 3.1 million chance of serious injury. The last person killed by an alligator in Florida was Gloria Serge, 85, who was ...
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Florida woman killed in alligator attack identified, 11-foot gator caught. What we know
Alligator mating season, a period of increased activity, begins in May/June. Fatal alligator attacks are rare in Florida, despite the state's large alligator population. A woman was killed by ...
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Alligator attack that killed woman canoeing on Lake Kissimmee was ‘defensive incident,’ FWC says
The woman killed by an alligator on a Central Florida lake Tuesday was attacked after her canoe passed over the reptile in shallow water, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...
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Alligator fatally attacked woman at Lake Kissimmee, Florida officials say
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a news release that it received a call regarding an alligator attack at about 4 p.m. on Lake Kissimmee near the mouth of Tiger Creek.
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Alligator kills woman after tipping over her canoe near Lake Kissimmee in Central Florida
An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter. The attack happened Tuesday ...