Alligator missing half of jaw named after Dolly Parton song
The alligator that was taken to Gatorland after being reported wandering around central Florida with the top half of its jaw missing now has a name.
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The alligator that was taken to Gatorland after being reported wandering around central Florida with the top half of its jaw missing now has a name.
The jawless reptile is now thriving at Gatorland in Orlando: “We’re real proud of her”
“Jawlene,” named for the 1973 Dolly Parton song “Jolene,” continues to receive treatment in isolation from the other Gatorland animals.
The alligator that was taken to Gatorland after being reported wandering around Central Florida with the top half of its jaw missing now has a name. And the inspiration comes from a decades-old country music hit about a beautiful and potentially predatory woman.
A young alligator missing its upper jaw and since taken in by Gatorland has been given a new name with musical roots.