Butterfly Creek Aggro salties settle in at NZ zoo

[Simon Hampel]

Aggro salties settle in at NZ zoo - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Two aggressive Australians have begun a new life across the Tasman, but the saltwater crocodiles are yet to win over the locals.

The crocs - Scar from Darwin and Goldie from Cairns - have been bought by a zoo near Auckland.

There were a few scary moments on their flight over on an Air Force Hercules when Scar broke his head restraint and had to be given a muscle relaxant to calm his nerves.

The zoo's Brian Copland will be in charge of feeding the pair.

"I'm amazed the way the saltwater crocodile tries to eat you," he said. "I just didn't realise it was that full-on all the time."

Scar and Goldie will have to stay in quarantine for a fortnight.

They hate each other and will be kept apart at the zoo.

 

[Chlidonias]

also in this thread http://www.zoochat.com/17/alligators-butterfly-creek-58073/

 

[Simon Hampel]

also in this thread http://www.zoochat.com/17/alligators-butterfly-creek-58073/

For some strange reason, I thought that thread was about alligators

 

[Chlidonias]

the first link mentioned the crocodiles as well, so I just added the croc news to the end of it