![Rick de Riddler holds two baby alligators while John Decker holds Ali, the four foot alligator. The gators are some of the newest members of the Emerald Coast Zoo.
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CRESTVIEW — The Emerald Coast Zoo recently added alligators to their zoo family. Zoo owner, Rick de Ridder, and John Decker allowed zoo-comers to hold the alligators for a photo. Diane Murphy, in the video, participated in the gator encounter.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: (Video) Emerald Coast Zoo welcomes new alligators