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An albino alligator is seen at an aquarium in Sao Paulo, Friday, Jan. 4, 2008. Thieves stole seven rare albino alligators from a Brazilian university zoo and investigators suspect animal smugglers were behind the crime, officials said Friday. The alligators are extremely rare and are worth about $9,700 (6,600) apiece, zoo director Itamar Assumpcao said.(AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)