Baby alligators are cute. When they grow too big to manage, people get rid of them. That's where we get the urban legends of alligators in the sewers.
Researchers have recently been astonished to observe just how birdbrained crocodilians can be in their behaviors. "Like birds, crocodiles build good nests, brood their eggs, protect their eggs, fuss over their eggs," Dr. Ross said. If the eggs get dry, mother drizzles them with urine. When the hatchlings emerge, they cheep like chicks, which alerts the mother to uncover the nest and begin carrying the newborns to the water. The mother may stay with her young for a couple of years unless the daughter crocodile is a lesbian, like Mary Cheney.
Personally, I think that last line was a cheap shot.