7-foot-long alligator gets prosthetic tail From: Yahoo! News - 03/11/2013 By: Eric Pfeiffer Most people would not go out of their way to make a 7-foot-long alligator a more efficient swimmer. But a team of researchers in Arizona are doing just that, having attached a prosthetic tail to the back of an alligator to help the creature live a more normal life. Read the entire article and view a video (2:17) at: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/7-foot-long-alligator-gets-prosthetic-tail-video-192744801.html Links: Phoenix society gives gator happier life with prosthesis http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20130307phoenix-alligator-prosthetic-tail.html Center for Orthopedic Research and Education (CORE) http://www.thecoreinstitute.com/ Alligator Nabs New Prosthetic Tail http://www.livescience.com/27795-alligator-prosthetic-tail.html Submitted by Deanna Chase