Croc World Teluk Sengat

One of the most interesting places to visit in Kota Tinggi is the crocodile farm in Kampung Belading, Teluk Sengat. We arrived at the Croc World at noon, a sanctuary said to be the biggest crocodile farm in Malaysia, and greeted by the caretaker, Ng Kok Ting. Going around barefooted and always with a long tree branch in his hand, Ng took us into the farm within the oil palm plantation in a haste to get us accustomed to the crocs. We kept wondering what the long branch was for.

He said there are more than a thousand reptiles here, inherited from his grandfather which he dutifully keeps. The farm first started in 1920's when an aborigine of Orang Seletah caught a salt water crocodile (the most ferocious type) and sold it to him. Ever since then, he acquired seven more, and these 'Salties' bred and never stopped. The 'senior' crocodiles are kept in their separate cell according to their 'seniority.' The oldest inhabitant of the farm is a 135 year old toothless crocodile, making it the biggest one. Being so big it barely moved.

Ng surprised us by using the long tree branch to extend it to the centre of a one big pond filled with matured crocodiles. A couple of seconds later we can see that this is how this creature is feared for their mighty jaw which implicates much of their fierceness. The pond erupted like a volcano and water splashed all around, sending a fleet of our photographers running when one of the crocs grabbed the stick and will not let go. The snap sounded like an explosion and exerted a 175kg force per square centimetre. What a show of might! The excitement continues when they were fed fishes. According to and Ng said, sometimes they feed them with chickens. Being predators in a confinement, they compete with each other to get the first meal and with hundreds of crocs in the vicinity and in each cell; it's a sight to behold. These creatures can sense food within a 20km radiousradius with the sensor under their jaws. The amount of food needed to feed the 1000 odd crocodiles is 3 metric tons per week.

Ng said crocodiles are very interesting animals to watch because its one of the oldest fauna ever lived in this world and to us, meeting them up close is an unforgettable experience. Croc World Teluk Sengat opens everyday with a minimum entrance fee of RM8.00 per adult. Baby crocs are taken out gently for petting and for the brave, you may try to kiss them......we mean the babies. You may contact him at +6013-7775508 to make an appointment for him to take you for a stroll outside the pen.

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• Sengat
• crocodiles
• johor
• Kota
• Tinggi
• Kampung
• Belading
• Ng
• Kok
• Ting

[haire83]

im from teluk sengat

[z20879]

go and visit!!! It is really the best farm in the world!!! now there got a lot of improvement and renovation!!! so good and beautiful and also aggressive crocodiles!!!

[StealthySparton]

I've been there, held the little crocs.

[ajiekolej10]

haha.. my father there.. hold the crocodile..

[games4u2ube]

5 star music & the video. is this malaysian music?

[PabloBatistaner]

Amazing video, 5 stars... Crocodile is the best.

[mar1lon4]

i am looking 4 size not fattness

[missarabia]

wow. this is incredible! i would love to visit.