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The world’s largest crocodile hits the 120-year milestone

The world’s largest crocodile hits the 120-year milestone

by Joeby Ragpa - Jun. 05, 2023
Cassius—the world's largest crocodile

The world’s largest crocodile in captivity is celebrating its 120th birthday — we think.

That’s because nobody really knows the age of Cassius, a 5.48m saltwater crocodile that lives in Marineland Crocodile Park on Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef. But he’s old.

Crocodile researcher Graeme Webb was in his 30s when Cassius was captured in a rope trap in the Finniss River on La Belle Station, 81 kilometres south-west of Darwin in 1984. Professor Webb said Cassius was between 30 and 80 years old at the time of capture.

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