World’s Oldest Crocodile In Captivity

Location: Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa
Species: Nile Crocodile
Added: 2025-12-1
Recorded: 2024-2-22
Source: Channel 5

Steve Backshall presents Henry, the worlds oldest crocodile in captivity at Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa. Henry was a man-eating crocodile born in Botswana around 1900. Henry developed a notorious reputation among the local tribes in Botswana, who, desperate to end his bloodthirsty reign, sought the help of a famous hunter, Sir Henry Neumann, after whom the crocodile is named. Rather than killing the beast, Henry was caught and sent to spend the rest of his life in captivity.