Gatorland, the 110-acre theme park in Central Florida, has finally found a new name for its fourth white gator. Gatorland held a contest to see who could come up with the best name for the gator, and Alisa King of Orlando came up with the winning moniker, Trezo Je," which means "treasure's eye" in Cajun.

King explained, “When I read about the leucistic alligators’ arrival at Gatorland, the article in the Orlando Sentinel really emphasized their eyes stating that good luck may come to those who gaze into them; so I began thinking of different words associated with good luck and the word ‘treasure’ soon became a focal point. In the Cajun language the name ‘Trezo Je’ means ‘treasures eye’; a perfect name for this beautiful, rare reptile.”

White gators are from Louisiana and do indeed have very blue eyes. The legend of the white gator says that if you gaze into their blue eyes, you'll receive great fortune. White gators with blue eyes are called "leucistic." The four white male gators will be taken off display November 20th in hopes that one of them will be able to mate with a female gator that carries the leucistic gene.

Gatorland has been delighting visitors with a wide variety of animals and attractions since 1949. Founder Owen Godwin's family members still own and operate the park to this day.

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