October 10, 1996 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, pp. A1 and A10, "Clean Bill of Health for Snagged Gator" by Steve Rubenstein (a story describing a baby alligator found in a lake near SF): "Zoo veterinarian Freeland Dunker ... gently stuck a finger up the gator's cloaca, which can be found on the gator's underside and also in the dictionary"
(From the "Rest" of RHF)