Muja (alligator)

Muja

Muja, the world's oldest alligator
Species	American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Sex	Male
Born	Before 1936 Germany
Known for	Oldest alligator in captivity in the world
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Muja, an American alligator at Belgrade Zoo, is the oldest living alligator in the world. Muja became the world’s oldest American alligator in captivity when another of its species, Cabulitis, died in Riga Zoo in Latvia in 2007.

Muјa arrived in Belgrade with another alligator, his mate, on September 12. 1936. from Germany. At the time he arrived he was already an adult, so it is assumed that he was born before 1936. He survived World War II, during which the Zoo was almost completely destroyed, and the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.

In 2012, he underwent a successful surgery to amputate some of his leg after he was diagnosed with gangrene. Otherwise, Muja is in great shape, and he is fed once a week with 5-6 kilos of meat.