Rambo is a 15 year old pet alligator who lives in a house with its Florida based owner Mary Thorn.

She has raised the pet alligator for 11 years.

About

Rambo weighs 125 pounds, wears clothes, and sleeps in a bedroom like a human.

^[4]Mary adopted Rambo when he was in ailing health and has trained him.

Rambo speaks sign language.

Rambo recently had a growth spurt, so the Government wants to take him away.

Mary says it is like she is losing a child, and she fears that Rambo, who has a compromised immune system, will die at the hands of other gators.

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