How the Mighty Fall
MJ stopped eating, she stopped moving around as much, and she stopped being active when John Lever would enter her pen. Lever knew that she was about to pass away, so he made sure she was comfortable in her final days. When the time came, MJ passed away peacefully at the age of 50-70.
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For Science
John Lever called some of his friends to come and perform an autopsy. He liked to do this with the older crocodiles because it gave him more insight into the lifestyle of the particular croc. Since MJ had been living in the sanctuary for so long, Lever wanted to learn what she was doing beforehand. When cutting open her stomach, Levy made a discovery that completely baffled him…
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