These are crocodiles taken from Tabasco by Profepa, according to one of the keepers, so they should be morleti, which is the species that is found there. Every year there are floods in Tabasco and they are getting worse with climate change. Crocodiles are now even caught in urban acuatic areas, moving with the floodwaters. Profepa (Procudaria Federal de Protección Ambiental ) captures the reptiles so that they will not attack people or get shot. Some are sent to protected areas and others go to zoos or aquariums that have space for them.
These are crocodiles taken from Tabasco by Profepa, according to one of the keepers, so they should be morleti, which is the species that is found there. Every year there are floods in Tabasco and they are getting worse with climate change. Crocodiles are now even caught in urban acuatic areas, moving with the floodwaters. Profepa (Procudaria Federal de Protección Ambiental ) captures the reptiles so that they will not attack people or get shot. Some are sent to protected areas and others go to zoos or aquariums that have space for them.
Xcaret has both moreleti and acutus, but the crocodiles at the Acuario Interactivo are easier to photograph anyway. Actually most mexican zoos have moreleti.
