Crocodiles lose half of their jaws after losing to the same type

The battle with fellow humans caused an Indian zoo crocodile to break his jaw bone and learn to live with the lower jaw.

The crocodile unfortunately broke the jaw bone.(Photo: Mirror).

The staff at Vandaloor Zoo in Chennai, India, shared a photo of a disfigured crocodile after a battle with a fellow man, making it look like he was half-smiling when he opened his mouth, Mirror said yesterday. believe. The crocodile was moved to a separate barn, but the scars from the battle were still visible on its body.

"The crocodile was extremely painful. We had to tie the brush to the head of a pole to clean the wound for it. We used poultice and antibiotics but could not find a way to bandage it. Wounds need at least 1.5 months to heal completely, " said Sridhar, the veterinarian at the zoo.

Since the intense clash, the crocodile has adapted to life with only half of its jaws."At first, he could not eat normally for a month. We had to give him finely chopped meat, not a large piece of meat as usual. Gradually, he learned how to get used to it and now he is very comfortable and happy. looks, " Sridhar said.