#Amanzimtoti – Get ‘snappy’ at Crocworld
Crocworld attracts about 60 000 visitors yearly and has recently undergone a huge transformation making the experience much more enjoyable.
Home to Henry who is a 118-year-old Nile crocodile, the oldest and heaviest in captivity, is the popular South Coast tourist attraction, Crocworld. Measuring almost 5m and weighing between 700-1 000kg, his harem of seven wives produce 300 babies a year.
Crocworld attracts about 60 000 visitors yearly and has recently undergone a huge transformation making the experience much more enjoyable. The centre recently shifted to conserve crocodiles while educating the public.
New enclosures have gone in, infrastructure has been revamped, while exhibits have been increased at the wheelchair-friendly venue, which famously boasts spectacular sea views. Another resident is Colgate, a whipper-snapper of about 60 years, which has the whitest teeth.
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The bird section has been expanded with a host of new species and the park now has 11 of the 12 deadly dozen venomous snakes in South Africa. The birds have either been bred in captivity or cannot be released because of injury, and the most famous is Isis, the African fish eagle, which was taken to Crocworld with a broken wing. The venue is a birding paradise.
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A children’s playground with equipment that also caters for disabled children. The playground is next to McDonalds Farm, home to pigs, pygmy goats and rabbits. Children can interact with some of the animals they would not normally see.
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