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Crocodilians in American Zoos

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  1. Neil chace

    Neil chace Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I thought their caiman was smooth-fronted? I could be wrong, though.
     
    Neil chace, 3 Jan 2022
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  2. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I don't think it was signed when I visited.

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    ThylacineAlive, 3 Jan 2022
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  4. hudson111

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    how big have they gotten
     
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  5. Ebirah766

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    I don't know
     
    Ebirah766, 4 Jan 2022
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  6. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    You are correct, the caiman is a Smooth-Fronted!

    ~Thylo
     
    ThylacineAlive, 4 Jan 2022
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  7. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Blank Park Zoo does not keep Dwarf Crocodile.

    Wildwood Wildlife Park keeps American Alligator and Spectacled Caiman.
     
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    birdsandbats, 4 Jan 2022
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  8. iluvwhales

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    Does Bronx still exhibit American alligators?

    Also, Queens has American alligator.
     
    iluvwhales, 14 Jan 2022
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  9. Ebirah766

    Ebirah766 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Bronx still exhibits American alligators in the Children's Zoo
     
    Ebirah766, 15 Jan 2022
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    Smithsonian no longer has gharial.
     
    TinoPup, 1 Apr 2022
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  11. Julio C Castro

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    San Diego Zoo now has Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman at their Cool Critters building!
     
    Julio C Castro, 1 Apr 2022
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  12. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The Nepalese animal specifically, they still have Sunda for those unaware.

    ~Thylo
     
    ThylacineAlive, 1 Apr 2022
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  13. TinoPup

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    I call those tomistoma :p
     
    TinoPup, 1 Apr 2022
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    I'm headed there this summer, any idea what replaced them?
     
    SwampDonkey, 1 Apr 2022
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  15. Aardwolf

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    That exhibit had a tomistoma and painted terrapin when I was there last month. The exhibit out back which had tomistoma prior to that had Philippine croc.
     
    Aardwolf, 1 Apr 2022
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    Thanks, that is great, I would love to see tomistoma, as much as I love gharial.
     
    SwampDonkey, 1 Apr 2022
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  17. SusScrofa

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    Philadelphia zoo indeed has Crocodylus suchus if signage is to be believed.

    Los Angeles Zoo has Cuviers Dwarf Caiman.

    Phoenix Zoo had both American and Chinese Alligators, back when I went in 2019.

    Lion Country Safari in Loxahatchee, FL has American Alligators.

    Since alligator farms are being included, why not list Everglades Alligator Farm in Homestead, FL. They have the following species:
    American Alligator
    Spectacled Caiman
    American Crocodile
    Orinoco
    Cuban
    Saltwater
    Nile

    Its pretty much a guarantee that any zoological institution in Florida will have American Alligators...
     
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    SusScrofa, 1 Apr 2022
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  18. Neil chace

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    Not Disney's Animal Kingdom.
     
    Neil chace, 1 Apr 2022
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  19. SusScrofa

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    I guess when Disney has hundreds in the lakes on their grounds, its kind of too much to also put them on exhibit.;)
     
    SusScrofa, 1 Apr 2022
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  20. ThylacineAlive

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    I know but not all do so I wanted to make it clear :)

    Didn't see any Philippine Crocodile a couple weeks ago :(

    ~Thylo
     
    ThylacineAlive, 1 Apr 2022
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