MEET THE BOBCAT Along with the panther, the wild bobcat is one of two predatory big cats native to the Florida region. The bobcat is more common and much smaller than the panther, which is rarely sighted in the wild. Bobcats are found throughout the state from the deepest swamps to suburban backyards. The bobcat…
MEET ‘SALTY’ The saltwater crocodile is a formidable and opportunistic hypercarnivorous ambush predator capable of taking almost any animal that enters its territory, including fish, crustaceans, reptiles, birds and mammals. Due to their size and distribution, saltwater crocodiles are the most dangerous extant crocodilian to humans! “Salty” was originally imported from SirLanka. Our original Porosus…
MEET LOLA The Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) is a critically endangered subspecies that lives in the tropical forests of Colombia and Venezuela. It is the largest of the South American’s crocodiles. They make habitats in tropical forests, Andes foothills, and streams. Due to massive human hunting the crocodile is forced to live in the freshwater habitats. Orinoco crocodiles have…
MEET ‘ELENA’ AND ‘SISTER ROSA’ These Cuban natives are small, tough and armoured with bony scales. More terrestrial than other crocodilian species, they raise their bellies off the ground and adopt a ‘high walk’ posture when moving on land. Their hind feet have reduced webbing, an adaptation that makes them more mobile on land than…