Yangon Zoological Gardens
Wildlife • Conservation • Education
Open Daily • 8 am to 5 pm
60–70 years in the wild (can live longer in captivity)
The Saltwater Crocodile is a carnivorous and opportunistic predator that feeds on fish, birds, reptiles, mammals, and occasionally large animals such as deer or livestock.
Coastal rivers, estuaries, mangrove swamps, lagoons, and open sea
The saltwater crocodile is widely distributed across the Indo-Pacific region, ranging from eastern India and Sri Lanka, through Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.
They are grey and algae-green in color, with white underbellies. Their bodies are covered in rough scales
Classifed as Least Concern at IUCN red list.