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Saltwater crocodile farm in Australia Nile crocodile farm in Israel Aerial view of a Cambodian crocodile farm Farm in Maun, Botswana Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm in Thailand. A crocodile farm or alligator farm is an establishment for breeding and raising of crocodilians in order to produce crocodile and alligator meat, leather from crocodile and alligator skin, and other goods.
As of 2016, Long Kuan Hung Crocodile Farm is the last remaining crocodile farm in Singapore. [40] Established in 1977, the farm houses over 14,000 crocodiles at various life stages and was the first in Southeast Asia to receive CITES accreditation, allowing for the sale and trade of second-generation crocodiles bred on-site. [41]
The Crocodile Farm and Nature Park, founded to prevent the further decline of the two species of Philippine crocodile, whilst promoting socio-economic well-being of local communities. It farms sustainably and is registered with CITES – the first such crocodile farm in the Philippines. [4] It was renamed the Crocodile Farming Institute (CFI).
Crocodile fat, alligator oil or crocodile/alligator oil is a lipid substance deriving from the bodies of the crocodilian family of reptiles. Since the beginning of commercial alligator farming in the United States, Australia, South Africa and South East Asia, crocodile fat became a commercial product that can be used in a number of ways, including medicine and as a feedstock for biodiesel.
Crocodile leather wallets from a Bangkok crocodile farm A plate of crocodile meat in teriyaki sauce in Helsinki, Finland. Crocodiles are protected in many parts of the world, but are also farmed commercially. Their hides are tanned and used to make leather goods such as shoes and handbags; crocodile meat is also considered a delicacy. [101]
An Impossible Burger given out during a promotional event at a food truck in San Francisco in November 2016. Impossible Foods was founded by Patrick O. Brown in 2011. [5] In July 2016, the company launched its first meat analogue product, the Impossible Burger, which is made from material derived from plants. [6]
The market for alligator meat is growing, and about 300,000 pounds (140,000 kg) of meat are produced annually. [153] According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services , raw alligator meat contains roughly 200 Calories (840 kJ) per 3-oz (85-g) portion, of which 27 Calories (130 kJ) come from fat.
A Siamese crocodile has been cited in the Thai folklore of Central Thailand's Krai Thong ("ไกรทอง") tales have known as well, [44] and was taken to create a television series and movies several times. [45] In Vietnam a major literary juncture occurred in 1282 when a troublesome crocodile came to inhabit a stretch of the Red River.