Saltwater Crocodiles Crocodylus porosus
In April 2009 our two huge Aussie Saltwater crocodiles were relocated from Australia to their new billabong home at Butterfly Creek.
Scar and Goldie weigh in at almost half a tonne each, which is equivalent to the All Black front row - plus a lock and a skinny halfback! Relocating this combined tonne of reptile required the help of the Royal NZ Air Force, a Hercules transporter plane and five croc wranglers to get them here - it was a very exciting flight! Read about the full story here.
Now happily settled in Butterfly Creek you can see Scar and Goldie every day in their awesome enclosure which gives you a real close up view of these impressive beasts. Even better, you can catch them in action with our keepers at one of 2 daily croc encounters
11am and 2pm Daily
Meet The CROCS
Name: SCAR
Name due to the scar on his snout
gained when he broke through a
corrugated iron fence to get at
another male croc.
Age: Approx 49yrs old
Length: 4.8m
Weight: Approx 550kg
Origin: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
History: Removed from wild to
crocodile farm.
Name: GOLDIE
Name due to the colouration of his
hide.
Age: Approx 46yrs old
Length: 4.7m
Weight: Approx 560kg
Origin: North Queensland, Australia
History: Removed from wild to crocodile farm.
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