A veterinarian at the Miami Metrozoo has successfully rebuilt the face of a crocodile that had been injured by a car. Zoo spokesman Ron Magill said the 10-foot-long reptile's face had been crushed by the car and it was unable to eat for three months as a result of the injury, The Miami Herald reported Thursday. The crocodile was taken to the zoo and Dr.

To: TRAVEL EDITORS Contact: Cindy Castelblanco of the Zoological Society of Florida, +1-305-255-5551, cindyc@zsf.org, or Ron Magill of Miami Metrozoo, +1- 305-251-0400, rmagill@miamidade.gov Tropical American exhibit will feature more than 600 animals including the world's longest otter, the Americas' largest eagle, the world's largest snake and the western hemisphere's largest cat MIAMI, Aug.

A 55-year-old Sumatran orangutan, believed to be the world's oldest, has died, a Miami zoo spokesman said. Nonja, who was born on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and lived in Miami since 1983, was found dead Saturday morning, said Ron Magill, spokesman for the Miami Metro Zoo.

By Jasmine Kripalani, The Miami Herald Jan. 11--Scores of firefighters set eight acres of rock pineland ablaze on the north end of Miami Metrozoo on Tuesday, in order to prevent future wildfires.

By Charles Rabin, The Miami Herald Oct. 28--Can wildlife officials manage one of Miami-Dade's last reserves of pine rockland by setting controlled burns if a dramatic expansion of Metrozoo tourism facilities is built on land next door? That's one thing voters must take into account on Nov.