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⬤ LOW 26 Aug 2026, 09:13 UTC

Madras Crocodile Bank turns 50: How does this reptilian zoo run?

Fifty years after Rom and Zai Whitaker founded the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust with wedding gifts and a shared conservation dream, the Chennai reptile zoo now shelters gharials, crocodiles, turtles, and snakes; and a devoted community of handlers, educators, and researchers still fighting for reptile conservation across India
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