A group of 12-year-old friends in Livonia made the catch of a lifetime when they reeled in what appears to be a rare alligator gar fish, a species not native to Michigan waters. Billionaire Richard ...

BEAVERCREEK, Ohio — Residents of a city in southwest Ohio can rest easy after they were told on Sunday to “exercise caution” after receiving a report that an alligator was seen in a small pond at a ...

The largest group of vertebrate animals is fishes. Because water covers more than 70 percent of the earth’s surface, this shouldn’t be surprising. However, we often overlook the long evolutionary ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. KASKASKIA RIVER, Ill. — Cracking open a tank occupying the entire bed of a pickup, Randy Sauer, a stream biologist for the ...

Why it's awesome: With their long snout, thick armored scales, and two rows of piercing teeth, these huge fish could easily be mistaken for a ferocious gator — hence their common name: alligator gar.

They are ugly, intimidating and can be dangerous. For years, the alligator gar was intentionally killed by fishermen who felt they were undesirable. But these days, there is a renewed respect for the ...