Scottburgh centenarian croc turns 118
He lives in his enclosure with six females, and has fathered over 10,000 offspring in the last 32 years
CROCWORLD Conservation Centre’s oldest resident, Henry the Nile Crocodile, celebrated his 118th birthday on Sunday, 16 December with a special birthday feeding, talk and cake for the all guests attending.
Henry is the oldest known Nile Crocodile in captivity, weighing in at 500kgs and 5m in length.
The iconic croc arrived at the in 1985 as an adult, with records that stated he was 85-years old. He lives in his enclosure with six females, and has fathered over 10,000 offspring in the last 32 years.
The conservation centre promises non-stop holiday fun this festive season with fascinating daily snake demonstrations, crocodile feeding and talks, forest walks, vulture feeding and talks every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
For more information about Crocworld Conservation Centre, visit www.crocworld.co.za, @CrocworldCC on Twitter, or Crocworld Conservation Centre on Facebook.
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