See Ya Later, Alligator, Thieves Say
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A 4-year-old alligator named Mr. Cranky Pants was stolen from a reptile park north of Sydney, but officials at the zoo said the thieves may have underestimated his moodiness and let him go. The animal later was recovered in a nearby creek.
Officials at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby said the thieves scaled two barbed-wire fences and climbed into an alligator pit before stealing the 4-foot beast, according to Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
It was the third alligator stolen from the park in two years. The reptile was reportedly worth about $3,800 on the black market for exotic animals.
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