'Nature at its best:' Giant alligator spotted at Florida nature center

Monday, January 16, 2017
LAKELAND, FL -- The United States may have its share of big alligators, but most can't compare to the giant gators that people see in Florida.

Most recently, video of a gator that could easily be mistaken for a dinosaur was shared on Facebook from a woman who was visiting a nature center in Lakeland.
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"I love Circle B. Nature at its best," Kim Joiner.

The video shows four people at the Polk Nature Discovery Center watching as a behemoth of an alligator slowly walks across the path.

The video has been shared more than 13,000 times with many people in disbelief.
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"OMG. Look at the size of that dinosaur," Michelle W. wrote.

"Was that Godzilla? Wow," wrote Thomas B.
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