The world's greatest alligator movie star has passed away

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Harambe Harambe

May 15, 2025

RIP to one of the greats. You're with Harambe now.

Based on his growth rate and tooth loss, Morris the alligator was at least 80 years old when he died, the Colorado Gator Farm said in a Facebook post Sunday. He was nearly 11 feet (3.3 meters) long and weighed 640 pounds (290 kilograms).

Here was Morris in his infamous Happy Gilmore role:

[Warning: Mild Language]

Jay Young, the caretaker at the gator farm, said he stopped eating a week ago. Jay posted a video of Morris to Facebook:

This scene hits differently now 😭


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