American Crocodile Eats Pig Head at ACES

George is a 13+ foot American Crocodile that was rescued from sure death. George was on Ambergris Caye and being fed frozen chicken by local boys as a tourist attraction. Illegal to feed wildlife in Belize and protected under the Belize Wildlife Act, this croc was relocated by ACES to our facility in Punta Gorda. See the video of his capture here on YouTube. George now relaxes in an acre natural and secure containment habitat off of the Rio Grande River. His alternative was to be to put down. With the impending development in Belize, ACES now houses 9 rescued crocs with many more in need of help, and George is in desperate need of his own habitat. The Wildlife Discovery Center in Illinois will be hosting an event in the near future to help raise funding for a new habitat for George. Anyone interested in helping can contact www.beedfund.org . No donation is too small. There are only an estimated 10,000-20,000 American Crocodiles left Worldwide. Help Take A Bite Out of Extinction!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• crocodile
• conservation
• crocs
• American Crocodiles
• wildlife
• nature
• crocodile behavior
• reptiles
• endangered species
• ACES
• Punta Gorda Belize
• npo
• education
• wildlife sanctuary

[0nlyCrAzY123]

aligators ARE SICK AND MEAN COLD BLOODED ANIMALS...Dont fee bad for it! it would rip your head off if u jumped in!

[ppinpg]

They are cold blooded; however, in the wild this particular species, Crocodylus acutus, would most likely swim away from you if you were in the water. That is until humans started feeding it illegally making it a problematic apex predator. Not all crocs are "man-eaters." And, crocodiles play a very important role in keeping our environment in balance.

[ppinpg]

First, It's not an alligator.

[ppinpg]

I didn't mean to be so harsh. He is a dangerous animal, mainly because locals were feeding him in the wild illegally and letting tourists "pet" him. The solution prior to ACES was to shoot the croc. It is only in captivity because we choose to rescue George and let him at least live a peaceful life in captivity rather than be put down because humans fed him and made him dangerous, just like the bears. Thank you for your concern. Truly Yours, Cherie

[99animallover]

that croc needs more food u asshole dont keep it if u cant take care of it right

[ppinpg]

First, I do not appreciate your language, children view this link. Next, you have no idea what you're talking about. For your information this species, Crocodylus acutus, primarily eats fish, shrimp, crab, raccoons and small shore birds. The acre containment habitat is natural and these food sources are available to the croc 24 hours a day. The pig head was just a treat and filled with vitamins. So next time before you make a 'pig-headed' statement, do your homework.

[99thJediWarrior]

@0nlyCrAzY123 Oh, bitch, bitch, bitch. Alligators and crocodiles have more to them than just eating other animals. When it comes to have children, alligators and crocodiles can be the most dedicated moms ever.

[awsome1837]

@0nlyCrAzY123 

[awsome1837]

@0nlyCrAzY123 DUDE its an animal it doesnt know better its pure instincts ok and or self defence

[092601abc]

@ppinpg crocs usually feed once i year and since people are feeding them its causing a problem

[mouthyweasel]

Nice to be cold blooded.... now he won't have to eat for a week.

[InglewoodCali310]

feed him a car see if he eats it

[Mrblakemeyer09]

Cool

[rattlingtotheend]

@0nlyCrAzY123 1 there is no thing such as "MEAN" animals, they only do what they have to do in order to survive, this applies even to dogs and other domestic animals with "MEAN" temperament; 2 that is a crocodile, not an alligator; 3, what was your point mentioning "cold blooded"?, it does not mean the same as in humans, yes indeed they literally have cold blood, needing a source of external heat in order to sustain body temperature... but far from that, your view is shallow and anthropocentrist

[ccckkkmmm69]

Crunchy Yum Yum

[Inquisitor53]

@0nlyCrAzY123 Crocodilians are not sick or mean. They are doing what nature has designed them to do & having outlived the dinosaurs they do it very well. The only ones "sick & mean" are humans that insist on feeding them, turning them into human-habituared animals that then consider humans as part of their menu. I live in Florida been around extremely large gators & crocs and of my 50+ years of being around them I still have all of my extremities intact. You just have to know what you're doing.