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Greetings All,

This is in the cage with a xanthic (high yellow color) nile crocodile.

Truly,

Paul Bodnar
Crocodile Wildlife Conservationist

I do believe if I'm not mistaken that was mine back in the 1990's. I raised that female from a hatchling and it was bred by Kenny Earnest at Arthur Jones facility near Ocala, Fl. She was hatched I believe about 1988-89. That's when I purchased her with 10-12 siblings and I raised those to lg adults as well....thanks...By the way K. Earnest is still, I believe, at Black Hills Reptile Gardens and if I know him still breeding crocs. Back in the day Kenny bred a lot of crocs. One year I believe he produced 9 species. I've bred 11 species but I don't think or at least I don't remember breeding that many species in one year. Kenny used to own the California Alligator Farm before going in with Arthur...Hope I didn't bore anyone....
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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

Hi Tom,

Nice to hear from you.

Yes, she was yours and I recall seeing her potential offspring posted on your lists years ago. "BLONDIE" is housed at Gatorland, with a few darker niles. We have several babies from her which are very beautiful, yellow with black bands....much lighter than most average looking nile crocodiles, even though she is bred to a dark male.

Truly,

Paul Bodnar
Crocodile Specialist Group

Hi Tom,

Here is one of her offspring, the picture was taken a couple of years ago. This nile crocodile is now about 3 feet and turning lighter yellow each year.

Truly,

Paul Bodnar
Crocodile Wildlife Conservationist

Very nice, it's probably a simple reccessive gene. Whitey the white porosus female I had on loan from Gladys Porter Zoo always threw normal offspring bred with the big male Morton. I believe Gatorland calls him Dundee. He's from the island of Pulaio [not sure of spelling] collected wild by the Wakiki Aquarium....
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Tom Crutchfield
www.tomcrutchfield.com

We have quite a few of these, they do indeed get more yellow with age. Having said that I am not sure they are an improvement over an attractive 'normal' colored animal in an overall appearance sense.

They can offer quite a contrast however.
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CDieter
'Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.'