Boffins dropped 3 dead gators in the Gulf of Mexico 6600 feet / 1.25 miles down 2 had their bones snacked of by bone eating worms, one disappeared completely, drag off by something with bite marks consistent with a shark.....that can dive to 6600 feet And the one that got taken by a shark Dead alligators dropped deep into the sea lead to a surprising find Alligators in the abyss: The first experimental reptilian food fall in the deep ocean