The nonprofit Wheelchairs 4 Kids helps cover some of those costs, providing wheelchairs, home and vehicle modifications and other necessary medical equipment.
Gatorland has announced names for two of its newest residents, including the extremely rare leucistic alligator born at the attraction in August. When visitors see the bright white creature later this year, they’ll be able to call her by name: Mystic. As in Mystic the leucistic. Her darker-skinned brother is called Mayhem. “That fits him perfect. He’s a crazy little guy,” Gatorland CEO Mark .
Jawlene, the alligator with a missing upper jaw and taken in by Gatorland, is now exploring a new area where the attraction’s guests may be able to spot her. Gatorland has placed Jawlene in the Baby Gator Swamp, an enclosed area available to the public on the north end of the park. Typically, this structure is home to 60 little gators hatched in the past year. Jawlene is swimming among them as .
The 19.2-inch (49 cm) female slithered out of its shell and into the history books as one of a few known leucistic alligators, Gatorland Orlando said Thursday.