Wally doesn't bite, loves hugs and has a sizeable social media following. He made headlines (again) for being denied entry to a baseball stadium — but his owner tells NPR that's not the full story.

Wally's owner Joie Henney, who lives in Jonestown, Pennsylvania, said in an emotional video that he believes the alligator was stolen from an enclosure in Georgia while they were visiting friends.

A baseball fan and his emotional support alligator called Wally were barred from entering a Major League Baseball stadium to meet players of the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, though he’s ...