AN alligator (美洲鳄鱼) broke into the home of Alexis Dunbar, of Palmetto, Florida, US late one night last week. The homeowner heard something inside of her bathroom. She looked – and found a 7-foot (2-meter) alligator with its jaws wide open. The animal reportedly “hissed” at the woman when she opened the door. Not wanting to offend (冒犯), the woman respected the alligator’s wishes and closed the door – blockading (封锁) it with a small table until a wildlife officer arrived to remove the animal.