An alligator love story . . from Scotland

TWO alligators rescued in Scotland have fallen for each other - after one of them ditched his "English" partner.

The pair, named Jimmy Choo and Alice, have become inseparable at a sanctuary in Spain.

Now their keepers hope the two alligators, recovered from Edinburgh and Galashiels, may even produce some offspring.

Jimmy had been close to another alligator rescued in London before Alice arrived at Crocodile Park in Torremolinos.

Doreen Graham, of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said: "The two Scots are great pals and, with luck, they might mate."

Jimmy was sent to Crocodile Park after his owner tried to sell him to undercover animal detectives in an Edinburgh car park.

The man admitted keeping the reptile in a Leith flat without a licence. He was fined £200.

Alice was seized by inspectors in Galashiels last month.