Lifespan
70 years
Lifespan
70 years
Diet
From insects & water birds to buffalo, even sharks
Habitat
Freshwater, coastal brackish waters even out at sea
Range
India, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Guinea, the Pacific
Panjang is our resident male at Sungei Buaya. Males grow to be larger than females and he is named for his impressive length ('panjang' means 'long' in Malay). To keep him mentally and physically stimulated, Panjang's keepers think up ways to make him 'work' for his food.