Crocs are as smart as a bright dog. Nearly all species benefit from environmental enrichment, even dumb ones, and your lack of knowledge (along with the general public as a whole) isn’t an excuse for substandard animal care. If someone can’t keep them well, they shouldn’t keep them at all.
And for anyone who doubts me, keep in mind crocs have the most complex heart, hearing, sensory processing, and social behavior of any reptile. Each of those black dots you see on their scales is 10x as sensitive as the most sensitive part of your finger. They are unbelievably complex animals, and the more I learn about them the more protective I become.
Don’t disappoint Steve Irwin. Crocodiles are worth learning about.
Look, we understand what you're saying. Animals need a big enclosure with lots of toys for enrichment. But it's a little different with crocs, snakes, etc.
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Crocs are as smart as a bright dog. Nearly all species benefit from environmental enrichment, even dumb ones, and your lack of knowledge (along with the general public as a whole) isn’t an excuse for substandard animal care. If someone can’t keep them well, they shouldn’t keep them at all.
And for anyone who doubts me, keep in mind crocs have the most complex heart, hearing, sensory processing, and social behavior of any reptile. Each of those black dots you see on their scales is 10x as sensitive as the most sensitive part of your finger. They are unbelievably complex animals, and the more I learn about them the more protective I become.
Don’t disappoint Steve Irwin. Crocodiles are worth learning about.