Just call them investi-gators!: Policemen's shock as man with sick alligator named Babe asks them for directions

MISSOURI -- Two Missouri police officers got quite the surprise this Saturday when a man stopped them to ask for directions to the nearest hospital for his very green friend in the back seat.

Wentzville Police Officers Anderson and Houtz were shocked when Ken Henderson pulled up in his car with his alligator named Babe.

Henderson, who owns Reptile Worlds, in Independence, Missouri, was on his way to Animal talk, a medical center in Wentzville but he got lost along the way.

The officers helped take Henderson and babe to the nearest animal clinic, reports KSDK.

Animal talk was hosting an event on Saturday to introduce new veterinarian Dr. Jacob Lucas. The clinic was offering free exams as part of the promotion.

Henderson was concerned about 21-year-old Babe because he seemed sick and so he pounced on the opportunity at a free exam.

Dr. Lucas gave Babe an X-ray and discovered a heart-shaped stone in the animal's stomach.

Doctors are not yet sure as to how they will remove the swallowed rock but babe is expected to recover.

(Daily Mail - June 28, 2015)