Muja (alligator)

Muja
Muja, the world's oldest known alligator
SpeciesAmerican alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
SexMale
Bornc. 1937 (age 87–88)
Known forOldest alligator in captivity in the world
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Muja /ˈmuːjə/ (born c. 1937) is an American alligator at Belgrade Zoo in Serbia. He is the oldest living alligator in the world.[1] He became the world's oldest American alligator in captivity when another of his species, Saturn, died in the Moscow Zoo in 2020.[2][3]

In 2012, he had a successful surgery to amputate some of his leg after he was diagnosed with gangrene.[4]

Guinness recorded Muja as the "Oldest living alligator in captivity" stating that, "as of 22 May 2018 he was at least 80 years 252 days."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lazarević, Z. (22 August 2011). "Najstariji aligator na svetu živi u Beogradu" [The world's oldest alligator lives in Belgrade]. Blic (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 18 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Berlin WW2 bombing survivor Saturn the alligator dies in Moscow Zoo". BBC News. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Strege, David (August 5, 2016). "World's oldest American alligator in captivity survived World War II bombings". GrindTV. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "World's oldest captive alligator marks 83 years in Belgrade zoo". Bangkok Post. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Oldest living alligator in captivity". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-04-02.