A Central Florida family experienced quite the shock when
they discovered an alligator in their backyard swimming pool.
The Lakeland homeowner got home around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday
and went out to his backyard, where he noticed bubbles coming up to the surface
of the water, according to Craig Lear.
When he realized a gator was in the pool, he called the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lear said. They sent a
trapper to safely remove it.
The home is located on Osprey Landing Drive in the Eagle
Brooke Golf Course subdivision.
Wildlife officials are trying to figure out exactly how a
shark got into the swimming pool at a South Florida condo complex.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers responded to the Mariner's Cay
condominium in Hypoluxo last week after a woman found a live five-foot blacktip
shark in the pool.
The woman told officers she saw two young men running from
the pool, which is located near the shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway. The
officers removed the shark from the pool and returned it to the ocean.
Blacktip sharks are among the most common species in
coastal South Florida.
A Golden Retriever mother rescues a puppy from potentially drowning in the swimming pool.
Seeing her helpless pup in distress, the dog jumps into the pool and, using her nose, tries to lift the puppy out of the pool. When that fails, however, she runs out of the pool, ultimately lifting up and dragging her pup to safety.
While many are praising the Golden Retriever as a hero, there are also people condemning those filming the video for failing to take action to save the puppy, which may have been much quicker than having the mother dog save her pup.
Comments on the video raise the question of whether the puppy was in fact thrown into the water at the start of the video in order to set up footage of our hero dog. Such an act could severely traumatize the puppy, not to mention, place a damper on the seemingly heartwarming nature of the video.
The divide amongst viewers is clearly illustrated through the top comments on Youtube as the top ranked comment notes how the video borders on animal cruelty, while the next highly rater comment deems any calls of animal cruelty unwarranted.
Regardless of the motives behind the video, however, it is clear that this Golden Retriever exhibited fierce courage and natural retriever intelligence in her quick actions to save the pup. The fact that she is a hero is not even debatable.
What do you think about the video? Do you find it adorable or does the filming of the video disturb you? Is there any doubt that the Golden Retriever is a hero? Share your thoughts in a comment.
