Scientists gain’serious information’ on longevity after the 120th birthday of the world’s largest captive crocodile
Toody Scott, the crocodile keeper who cares for Cassius on Green Island at Marineland Crocodile Park, said in an email that there was no way to know Cassius’ exact age because he was born wild. The age is an estimate. Scott said that the nearly 18-foot (5.5 meter) saltwater giant was given a birthday \”a few years back\” because it is \”the wrong season for a crocodile’s birth in northern Australia.\”
Researchers captured the crocodile in 1984 on a cattle farm southwest of Darwin, Australia after ranch owners complained about losing livestock. Cassius, estimated to be aged between 30 and 80, was still the largest crocodile alive ever captured in Australia.
Grahame Webb told ABC News that the crocodile was 16 feet 10 inches (5.13 m) long, with a tail of at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) missing, and part of his snout. \”He was then a huge, gnarly-looking crocodile. Crocs that big aren’t normal.\”
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