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Brooke, a 376-pound gator from St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, was exhibiting a series of symptoms, including intermittent head-rolling in his lagoon, according to a statement by the ...
(WSVN) — An alligator got a medical checkup after he wasn’t feeling well. Brooke, the 376-pound gator, was seen by the University of Florida’s Zoological Medicine service team after he ...
the reptile team at the Alligator Farm noticed that one of it’s resident gators was acting strangely in its habitat. A trip to the University of Florida Veterinary Hospital revealed that Brooke ...
Brooke is neither the first nor the biggest gator to be treated at the University of Florida. The College of Veterinary Medicine also made headlines when it successfully treated Bob, a 660-pound ...
Brooke, a 376-pound gator from the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, underwent an evaluation after displaying a series of actions that included intermittent head-rolling in his lagoon.
During the appointment, Brooke underwent several medical procedures, including a blood draw. In one picture a UF vet sits on the gator’s back to obtain the sample. Brooke is anesthetized ...