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American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

Description:

A big, pale crocodile with one eye.

Habitat:

For the better part of two decades this crocodile has been stuck in a small pond that is inside a now-abandoned park. Thankfully, some people do come to the park to care for and feed the animals.

Notes:

Spotted in Parque Zoologico Arlen Siu

2 Species ID Suggestions

Kenneth Reid
Kenneth Reid 11 years ago
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus


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5 Comments

Curator of Good
Curator of Good 11 years ago

Thanks for the help everybody!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

These time lags...I'll leave my duplicative suggestion up only because it includes a link.

Curator of Good
Curator of Good 11 years ago

That's not even all the crazy. Poor guy releases a small stream of air bubbles from his empty eye socket every time he goes under the water.

Nayeli
Nayeli 11 years ago

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Josh Asel
Josh Asel 11 years ago

damn that's a short but crazy story.

Curator of Good
Spotted by
Curator of Good

Leon, Nicaragua

Spotted on Aug 7, 2012
Submitted on Aug 9, 2012

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