Crocodilians in American Zoos

[Andrew_NZP]

Didn't see any Philippine Crocodile a couple weeks ago

~Thylo

I saw her on my last visit on the 21st.

 

[birdsandbats]

I guess when Disney has hundreds in the lakes on their grounds, its kind of too much to also put them on exhibit.

Not anymore, they've removed them now ever since that kid was attacked by one a few years ago.

 

[birdsandbats]

Jack R. Facente Serpentarium keep Nile Crocodile.

 

[SwampDonkey]

Not anymore, they've removed them now ever since that kid was attacked by one a few years ago.

Yeah, but it is Florida, one always needs to assume they are there. They have a way of moving around easily. I have seen them in drainage ditches, ponds, lakes - even my three side enclosed garbage area at my house (not on water). They may have removed them, and they may keep a close eye out for more - but they are there.

 

[birdsandbats]

Yeah, but it is Florida, one always needs to assume they are there. They have a way of moving around easily. I have seen them in drainage ditches, ponds, lakes - even my three side enclosed garbage area at my house (not on water). They may have removed them, and they may keep a close eye out for more - but they are there.

Clearly they have done an extremely good job of removing them though - just look at how few iNaturalist observations of them there are within the parks. I think the chances of a visitor to Disney encountering an alligator on the park grounds are very, very low, even if they are common just outside the park.

 

[SwampDonkey]

Clearly they have done an extremely good job of removing them though - just look at how few iNaturalist observations of them there are within the parks. I think the chances of a visitor to Disney encountering an alligator on the park grounds are very, very low, even if they are common just outside the park.

Absolutely correct!

 

[15399]

Clearly they have done an extremely good job of removing them though - just look at how few iNaturalist observations of them there are within the parks. I think the chances of a visitor to Disney encountering an alligator on the park grounds are very, very low, even if they are common just outside the park.

This is purely anecdotal, but I will say that I did not see a single American Alligator when at Disney this February.

 

[ZooNerd]

The Newport Aquarium in Kentucky now has around 3-5 baby Orinoco Crocodiles

 

[Persephone]

I guess when Disney has hundreds in the lakes on their grounds, its kind of too much to also put them on exhibit.

It’s been a few years but last time I went they had some on display on the Living With The Land ride in EPCOT.

 

[BlackRhino]

Does anyone know if the W. African Dwarf Crocodiles at the Bronx Zoo were on display before and if so where? I cannot remember from the last time I was there.

 

[birdsandbats]

It’s been a few years but last time I went they had some on display on the Living With The Land ride in EPCOT.

No there anymore.

 

[birdsandbats]

Disney's Animal Kingdom keeps American Crocodile.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Does anyone know if the W. African Dwarf Crocodiles at the Bronx Zoo were on display before and if so where? I cannot remember from the last time I was there.

Their animal only went on-exhibit within the last couple years.

~Thylo

 

[birdsandbats]

It’s been a few years but last time I went they had some on display on the Living With The Land ride in EPCOT.

Where on that ride were they?

 

[Persephone]

Where on that ride were they?

In the aquaculture section towards the end. I think they only had babies.

 

[Smaggledagle]

Denver Zoo has Orinoco crocodile for the time being, part of a rewilding program.

 

[Nicholas LionRider]

A few updates I noticed, Bronx doesn’t have false gharial anymore (and seemingly neither does Pittsburgh even though they still sign them), and maritime aquarium has a Cuvier’s dwarf caiman

 

[TinoPup]

Per @ZooBinh's chat with a keeper at Smithsonian, their Philippine died a few months ago

 

[Smaggledagle]

Per @PSO 's species list, Reptile Lagoon now keeps American crocodile, while no longer keeps freshwater crocodile.

 

[OkapiFan]

The Greensboro Science Center has a Nile Crocodile on exhibit, and an American Alligator BTS.