Gritty was videoed bringing Wally the alligator out and holding him for the "Lion King Cam" portion of the NHL hockey game at the Wells Fargo Center Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

an alligator, sunbathed daily and kept to itself. Residents of Daniel Island Village in Charleston said Walter was their community mascot for a dozen years. Walter lounged in or outside of a ...

Local disc-golfers made him their unofficial mascot. He became a community icon and got some news coverage, too.

a comment said. “Time for a mascot change. Weslaco gators,” said another. One commenter noted that the alligator “looks better” from when they had last seen it. Officials haven’t said if ...

Florida star Walter Clayton Jr. had his hands full with a 6-foot-5 nuisance gator Monday night as the Florida Gators mascot kept trying to slip into Clayton’s family photo. After the Gators ...