{"id":5630,"date":"2011-03-26T22:00:49","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T05:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=5630"},"modified":"2011-03-26T22:00:49","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T05:00:49","slug":"alligator-closeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/03\/26\/alligator-closeup\/","title":{"rendered":"Alligator Closeup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did some gardening in the backyard this afternoon to get my fingers dirty, and this guy moseyed on by to say hello.<\/p>\n

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Did some gardening in the backyard this afternoon to get my fingers dirty, and this guy moseyed on by to say hello.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-1sO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8954,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/09\/28\/another-baby-pet\/","url_meta":{"origin":5630,"position":0},"title":"Another Baby Pet","date":"September 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"My mom found this 4\" baby Alligator Lizard on our dining room floor today. Caught it in a styrofoam cooler and set it free in the backyard. He was not a happy little guy. 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