Muja (alligator)

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Muja
Muja, the world's oldest known alligator
SpeciesAmerican alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
SexMale
Bornc. 1937 (age 86–87)
Known forOldest alligator in captivity in the world
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Muja /ˈmjə/ (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[change | change source]

  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.