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Ever wanted to come face-to-face with a real live crocodile? Well, now you can, at the newly-opened Crocosaurus Cove theme park in Darwin, Australia.
The park’s star attraction, the “Cage of Death”, allows visitors to have a close-encounter with a crocodile from within the safety of a 4-cm-thick acrylic tank that separates them from “Choppa,” a saltwater crocodile who lost both front feet from fighting with other crocodiles.
Visitors will be submerged in the tank for 15 minutes while Choppa tries to take a bite out of them.
While this may sound appealing to thrill seekers, the attraction has sparked criticism from animal rights activists who see it as a cruel way of taunting the crocodile and intruding its home.
General Manager Mike Scott says that the crocs were saved from crocodile farms where they were troublesome and would have otherwise been shot, so being at Crocosaurus Cove actually saved their lives. They are kept in good living conditions and looked after by crocodile experts.
In addition to the “Cage of Death,” the park also features seven crocodile enclosures with underwater viewing windows and one with a swimming area next to the window so visitors can see what it feels like to swim with the crocodiles.
Visitors will also be able to see more than 100 crocodiles, 200 fish, 40 turtles and 76 snakes and lizards, and Burt, a crocodile famous for his role in Crocodile Dundee.
Visitors will be submerged in the tank for 15 minutes while Choppa tries to take a bite out of them.
While this may sound appealing to thrill seekers, the attraction has sparked criticism from animal rights activists who see it as a cruel way of taunting the crocodile and intruding its home.
General Manager Mike Scott says that the crocs were saved from crocodile farms where they were troublesome and would have otherwise been shot, so being at Crocosaurus Cove actually saved their lives. They are kept in good living conditions and looked after by crocodile experts.
In addition to the “Cage of Death,” the park also features seven crocodile enclosures with underwater viewing windows and one with a swimming area next to the window so visitors can see what it feels like to swim with the crocodiles.
Visitors will also be able to see more than 100 crocodiles, 200 fish, 40 turtles and 76 snakes and lizards, and Burt, a crocodile famous for his role in Crocodile Dundee.
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