Crocodile Zoo — Zoo in Guldborgsund Municipality

Crocodile Zoo and its collection

Crocodile Zoo is a zoo in Eskilstrup, Denmark.

Occupying a former countryside farm, it keeps 24 crocodilian species, a total matched by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. Part of every admission goes to projects of the IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group.

History

Rene Hedegaard founded the zoo, which opened in June 2000 and was developed jointly with Bøgecentret.

Animals and collection

Animals on show include tayraer, træleoparder and pumaer.

Exhibits

A male Nile crocodile, Sobek, exceeds 5 m and 600 kg, making him Europe's biggest crocodilian. A reticulated python of 6.3 m named Medusa is among Europe's largest snakes.

Things to do

Things to do include Night Zoo and wild feedings.

What the venue says

• houses the world's largest collection of different crocodile species, including Europe's largest crocodile
• Guided tours and animal-handling experiences
• Trænger du til en pause kan du stille sulten med en bid mad fra vores trofaste pølsevogn, PølserStreet. Her serveres klassikere med et smil.
• Visitors benefit from convenient and free on-site parking directly at the location.
• narrow and relatively steep walkways inside the older indoor exhibition areas, navigating with a wheelchair can occasionally be challenging
• the outdoor areas offer plenty of space, and the zoo strives to improve accessibility with newer constructions