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Smiley (alligator)
Smiley ((スウェーデン語:Smilet)) was an American alligator (''Alligator mississippiensis'') that lived in captivity in the Maritime Museum of Gothenburg, Sweden. Smiley arrived in Gothenburg from the United States in 1924, at approximately the age of two, and died on 9 February 1987.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Oldest Alligator in Captivity Dies )〕 She received the name "Smiley" in 1970 when the newspaper ''Expressen'' asked readers for appropriate names for the alligator. At the time of her death at the age of 65, she held the record of being the oldest living alligator in captivity, an honor that landed her a spot in the ''Guinness Book of World Records''.〔 (There are, however, records of alligators that have lived longer since her death). At the time of her death Smiley weighed and measured , which is small for North American alligators (males can grow to a length and weight double that). Only after her death and necropsy did doctors establish that Smiley was a female.〔Ringlinien 3/2010, Björn Johansson, "Vem var Smilet?"〕
Smiley died after it was decided to turn down the heat in her pond to save money. As a result of the lower temperature, the alligator fell ill for two weeks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Smiley the 'Gator Dies as Sweden Cuts Heat in Aquarium )〕
In 1990, three years after Smiley's death, she was once again put on display, this time as a cast made by taxidermist Erling Haack for the Gothenburg Natural History Museum.〔Torkel Hagström (1991) ''Smilets återkomst – Historien om en alligator'', Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum〕 The cast is made out of armored plaster painted with oil paint. The eyes were built with double lenses created by Hendén Optik AB. Smiley's physical remains are preserved in the museum's scientific collection, catalogued as number 17246.〔
Like many other celebrities who worked and lived in Gothenburg, Smiley has a tram named after her, the M29 859 tram.〔
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