Norbert Smith, or "Doc Gator" as his university students called him, has spent most of his life studying alligators and other wild animals. He has written nearly 200 scientific articles, books and magazine articles. He was the first scientist to study the heart rates of animals when they are frightened. He discovered their hearts slowed when they have a safe place to hide from danger. After his honorable discharge from the Air Force, he worked in electronics for three years and wrote articles for electronic magazines such as Popular Electronics and Electrical Design News. He also wrote stories...