𝐀𝐭 𝟏𝟐𝟑 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝-𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚, 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐞.
According to the Sun, Henry was born on December 16, 1900, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Having a length that is almost as long as a minibus, Henry is renowned for his fang-like teeth and massive frame.
Henry developed a notorious reputation among Okavango Delta residents during the early 1900s, where he allegedly preyed on children. The crocodile is named after Sir Henry Neumann, a famous hunter who helped the community to end his bloodthirsty reign. Instead of killing Henry, Mr. Neumann captured him and kept him in captivity in South Africa for life.
Henry has lived at the Crocworld Conservation Centre in Scottburgh, South Africa, for the past three decades. One of the oldest crocodiles in captivity, he continues to awe visitors with his size and age. From a safe distance, his dark, man-eating past contrasts sharply with his current life as a zoo attraction.
The zoo where old resides claims that he has spawned over 10,000 children with his six “wives.
Henry belongs to the species of Nile crocodiles, found in 26 Sub-Saharan African nations. Due to the viciousness of these apex predators, hundreds of people lose their lives to them every year.