A 20-year-old alligator that was stolen from a zoo in 1995 was returned this

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1. An alligator that was allegedly stolen from a zoo as an egg or hatchling has returned after living for more than 20 years in a woman’s private backyard.

2. The alligator, named Tewa, was recently relocated after it was discovered the reptile had been living in a residential backyard near Austin, Texas, USA, without proper permits.

3. Videos shared by Texas Game Wardens show the approximately 8-foot alligator being carried into the Animal World and Snake Farm Zoo in New Braunfels.

4. The agency said: “With our combined knowledge and experience, the transition was seamless.”

A woman who was believed to have been a volunteer at a zoo for decades had been keeping an alligator in her backyard without proper permits, but the alligator recently relocated to a zoo.

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