Friday, August 28, 2009

Croc Update (Repatriation Edition)

Latin American Herald Tribune - Cuban Crocodile Repatriated from Spain Doing Well: "The Cuban crocodile repatriated from Spain to the communist island last July is out of quarantine and adapting satisfactorily to her new habitat in the Havana Zoological Garden, deputy director Jorge Alberto Hernandez said Wednesday.

The Crocodylus rhombifer, a 10-year-old female that had been taken illegally to Spain, has grown from 1.5 meters to 1.8 meters (59 inches to 71 inches) in length since she arrived back in Cuba on July 9 after a 36-hour trip from the Natura Parc on the Spanish island of Mallorca."

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