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The zoological and botanical park Croc Farm is located just ten minutes by car along a bumpy road from Ivato Airport. Spanning three hectares, this lush green oasis is ideal for day trippers from Tana or an entertaining pastime before entering the plane.

Croc Farm is one of the most visited private parks in Madagascar. Visitors can not only observe crocodiles (as the name indicates), but also some 80 animal species and various trees growing on Madagascar. Amongst others, trained guides will show visitors the smallest chameleon in the world, free-living Sifaka lemurs, fossa, snakes, frogs, parrots and turtoises.

However, the main attraction are the huge Nile crocodiles, the biggest predator of Madagascar. Hundreds of crocodiles can be seen lazing in the sun at the shores of a lake. The best time to see the crocodiles in action is during feeding time (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday around 1pm). Croc Farm also informs visitors about the serious threats the few wild-living crocodiles face in Madagascar and about various legends that surround those impressive reptiles.

The restaurant Coco d'Iles Taverne situated next to the lake serves all kind of crocodile specialties, such as Croc Burger and grilled croc meat on a stick. For those who do not want to try something new, there are also various vegetarian dishes available.

For more than 20 years, Reptel is breeder, producer and exporter of crocodile skins for luxury leather goods. The company's Croc Farm, which mastered the breeding of Nile crocodiles, is a perfect example of integrated production.

Coco d'Iles Taverne

"Many legends and myths about crocodiles are told by Aborigines of Australia's tropical north. Some of these legends concern the beginning of the universe. According to an ancient legend in the native Aboriginal Gunwinggu language of Arnhem Land, the todays Liverpool river was created by a large ancestral crocodile. This crocodile came from inside the earth beyond the mountain ranges and headed for the sea chewing the earth in its path and leaving deep furrows, which were filled with water to form the river Liverpool."

(Beaucoup de mythos et de légendes portant sur les crocodiles son racontés par les Aborigenes du Nord tropical de l'Australie certaines de ces légendes concernent le commencement de l'univers. Suivant un récit des Gunwinggu de la terre d'Arnhem, ce que l'on appel aujourd'hui Liverpool river fut creé par un grand crocodile ancestral, qui sortit de l'intérieur des terre audelá des chaines de montagnes et se dirigea vers la mer machant la terre sur son chemin et y laissant de profonds sillons, qui s'emplirent d'eau pour former le fleuve Liverpool.)

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