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Captive / Wild Croc differences?

mossdg Oct 04, 2005 02:55 AM

Hi
Please could someone help me out

How do you tell the difference between a captive and a wild crocodile � apparently there is a physical difference?

Thanks
Dominic Moss
Curator, hoofstock
Johannesburg Zoo

Replies (1)

CDieter Oct 14, 2005 10:33 AM

Hello Dominic,

Alot will depend on how long the animal has been a captive but often yes it is possible to hazerd a reasonable guess. Captives tend to be rather pudgy and often have differing head and jaw shape. This is not a hard and fast rule however as animals can be raised using a variety of methods that don't always produce these characteristics.

>>Hi
>>Please could someone help me out
>>
>>How do you tell the difference between a captive and a wild crocodile � apparently there is a physical difference?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Dominic Moss
>>Curator, hoofstock
>>Johannesburg Zoo
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CDieter
'Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.'

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