Mark Norell, the Chair and Macaulay Curated in the Division of Paleontology, the curator of Crocs (and the recent “ Dinosaurs Among Us” says that crocodiles are the closest living relatives to birds. Hazel Davies, the manager of living exhibits at the museum, says that this exhibit is in collaboration with Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, which loaned all the crocodiles to the museum. But the unique highlight of the exhibit, is the presence of twelve live crocodiles across four species: the Siamese Crocodile, American alligators, the African Dwarf Crocodile and the African Slender-Snouted Crocodile. The exhibit, which we previewed this morning, details the lives of crocodilians from their ancient beginnings 0ver 200 million years ago to the present day. The American Museum of Natural History is opening their newest exhibit, “ Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World” this week on May 28th. African Dwarf Crocodile at the American Museum of Natural History exhibit, “Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World”
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