Article: WONDER 'GATOR\ONE OF ONLY 18 WHITE ALLIGATORS KNOWN TO EXIST IN THE WORLD VISITS THE DENVER\ZOO.(ENTERTAINMENT/WEEKEND/SPOTLIGHT)

Byline: ALAN DUMAS ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS STAFF WRITER

In 1987, three Cajun fishermen were working the wetlands south of New Orleans when they came upon a nest of baby alligators.

To their astonishment, they saw that 18 of the 25 reptiles were pure white.

It's the first time they'd ever seen a white alligator. And it turns out it was the first time anyone had ever seen a white alligator; in all of recorded history and folklore, according to zoologists, there's never even been a mention of white alligators.

White alligators are among the rarest creatures on Earth. And one of them has taken up temporary residence at the Denver Zoo.

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