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Visitors watching a crocodile show at the Sandakan Crocodile Farm.
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14th September, 2008
SANDAKAN: Sandakan which is well known as the gateway to Sabah’s eco-tourism has many places of interests and one of them is the Sandakan Crocodile Farm, the country’s largest with over 3,000 reptiles.
Located at Mile 7 1⁄2 Jalan Labuk, it takes about 30 minutes’ drive to get there from town centre. The original stock at the farm was from wild crocodiles found along the longest river in Sabah, the Kinabatangan River.
Apart from getting an up close look at Sabah’s biggest reptiles, visitors can also view several other attractions hosted by the farm including crocodile and snake shows. The Sandakan Crocodile Farm also features a mini zoo and a children’s park.
For those planning on going to the farm, they should take note of the visiting hours. The farm opens daily from 8am to 5.30pm with feeding time from 9.30am onwards until 4.30pm.
The weekday Crocodile show is held twice a day at 11.45am and 4pm while the Crocodile and Snake show comes on at 11.45am, 2pm and 4pm on Sundays and public holidays. Admission is RM5 for adult and RM3 for children below 12.
The reptiles at the Sandakan Crocodile Farm are also farmed for their skins for making shoes and bags while the Chinese community believes their meat is good remedy for cough and asthma.
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