Some animals keep the human spirit alive by spurring our curiosity. The American alligator is a superstar in this role, as shown by these questions I have received.

Scientists have long been skeptical.

A group of hunters caught a nearly 14-foot-long alligator in the Mississippi River. One of the hunters had previously attempted to catch the same alligator three years prior. It took the group of six ...

Unwanted guest: File photo. A 14-foot alligator was removed from a Florida neighborhood after the reptile was discovered on the doorstep of a Sarasota residence. (Bob D'Angelo/Cox Media Group) By Bob ...

A group of Mississippi alligator hunters were willing to settle for anything 10 feet long or longer while hunting on the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg on Aug. 31. What they ended up with was a ...