Wednesday, 13 July 2011

Gator on Guam

A day or two ago I was driving on Gayinero Rd. in Yigo.  I noticed on the guard-rail on the side what looked like an unusual animal skull.  It had an elongated, oval-shaped snout, with sharp teeth jutting out.  It almost looked like a platypus.  Upon further inspection I found that it was an actual baby alligator skull.  It seemed somewhat mummified, with skin and flesh.  The lower jaw was still connected to the upper by the tendons.  I was curious as to how it ended up on Guam.  I put it in the back of my truck using a Docomo cellphone rate flyer.  As I wrapped the sheet around the skull the teeth punctured holes into it.  It brought to mind how menacing and powerful a live, full-sized alligator bite might be.  I later took pictures and posted them on Facebook, hoping that I might find an answer to the mystery of how it got on Guam.

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