Comments on: New Cayman Croc Sightings http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/caymancrocs2/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Leto http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/caymancrocs2/#comment-13131 Leto Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:26:25 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/caymancrocs2/#comment-13131 Crocodylus rhombifur, commonly known as the Cuban Crocodile, used to be common in the Cayman Islands but is believed to have become extinct there. I see several possibilities: 1. A crocodile enthusiast brought in live specimens from Cuba and let them out in the Cayman Islands. 2. Like Raymond Scott says, it's possible that crocodile specimens escaped from a transport vessel while in route to a local zoo. 3. The species was never completely hunted off in the Cayman Island. If the species is determined not to be C. rhombifur, then option 2 is most likely. Crocodylus rhombifur, commonly known as the Cuban Crocodile, used to be common in the Cayman Islands but is believed to have become extinct there. I see several possibilities:

1. A crocodile enthusiast brought in live specimens from Cuba and let them out in the Cayman Islands.

2. Like Raymond Scott says, it’s possible that crocodile specimens escaped from a transport vessel while in route to a local zoo.

3. The species was never completely hunted off in the Cayman Island.

If the species is determined not to be C. rhombifur, then option 2 is most likely.

]]> By: kittenz http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/caymancrocs2/#comment-13130 kittenz Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:23:05 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/caymancrocs2/#comment-13130 The success of the American Alligator's rebound from near extinction gives hope that the native crocodiles will recover too. This is really good news. The success of the American Alligator’s rebound from near extinction gives hope that the native crocodiles will recover too.

This is really good news.

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