George Craig looked after the 5.5-metre croc for decades. But after the keeper retired from the park, Cassius stopped eating and went into ‘very quick decline’
George Craig feeds Cassius in 2023 at the Marineland Melanesia on Green Island, Queensland. The huge croc stopped eating and died after Craig left the park to live in an aged care home.George Craig feeds Cassius in 2023 at the Marineland Melanesia on Green Island, Queensland. The huge croc stopped eating and died after Craig left the park to live in an aged care home.Researchers are trying to determine the true age of the world’s largest saltwater crocodile in captivity, who died on the weekend.
The exact cause of his death is unknown but could likely be attributed to old age. Cassius died mere weeks after his decades-long best mate and the owner of Marineland Melanesia, George Craig, left the island and moved into aged care on the mainland. A necropsy has been carried out on Cassius, with researchers hoping to determine his true age – which has always been estimated – and learn more about the reptile in the process.
“It was just that immense size,” he said. Cassius measured 5.48 metres long and weighed over one tonne.
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