Just ten days after George Craig, a former zookeeper, retired to an assisted living home, his “best mate,” an 18-foot-long saltwater crocodile named Cassius, stopped eating. Shortly after that, on ...
The world's largest crocodile in captivity, Cassius, died at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia. The Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat & Gift Shop posted on Facebook about the loss of Cassius.
“Cassius was very old and believed to have lived far beyond the typical lifespan of a wild crocodile,” the post noted. “He will be deeply missed, but his memory will live on in our hearts.
When Cassius — the world's largest captive crocodile — died in Australia, his keepers thought he could be over 120 years old. Now, a necropsy could reveal his true age.
Cassius, a saltwater crocodile, was thought to be at least 110 years old, according to the BBC, but no one is certain. "He was very old and believed to be living beyond the years of a wild Croc.
For over a decade, the Siamese crocodile reintroduction programme has been supported by the Cambodian government, Fauna and Flora and Chester Zoo in the UK. Around 1,000 remain in the wild ...