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Siamese Crocodile in cages :( This Siamese Crocodiles are kept by the locals in the floating villages of Tonle Sap.  This Crocodiles, mostly juveniles around 1.5 meters are sold to Restaurants as local/exotic delicacy. Besides Crocodiles, they also serves Snakes and other wild life.  This so-called exotic animals can be popular with tourists.<br />
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Although the Siamese Crocodiles is listed as endangered, I think the locals are not aware of familiar with it and doesn&#039;t looks like the local authorities are doing anything to educate them. Cambodia,Crocodile,Crocodylus siamensis,Geotagged,Siamese crocodile,Summer,Tonle Sap Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Siamese Crocodile in cages :(

This Siamese Crocodiles are kept by the locals in the floating villages of Tonle Sap. This Crocodiles, mostly juveniles around 1.5 meters are sold to Restaurants as local/exotic delicacy. Besides Crocodiles, they also serves Snakes and other wild life. This so-called exotic animals can be popular with tourists.

Although the Siamese Crocodiles is listed as endangered, I think the locals are not aware of familiar with it and doesn't looks like the local authorities are doing anything to educate them.

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Siamese crocodile is a freshwater crocodile native to Indonesia, Brunei, East Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. The species is critically endangered and already extirpated from many regions.

Similar species: Crocodilia
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 21, 2017. Captured Sep 7, 2013 11:00 in Unnamed Road, Cambodia.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/6.3
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm