MIAMI -- Maria is the newest golden girl in town.

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She may be up in years and a little overweight, but she has big brown eyes and all of her own teeth.

Maria also single, after the father of her many children left for that big green swamp in the sky.

In June 1969, Maria moved to the Bronx Zoo from the Los Angeles Zoo. There she met her longtime mate, another Cuban crocodile named Fidel, with whom she had several baby crocodiles.

“His name was Fidel. Fidel died a few years ago. Fidel the crocodile died a few years ago!” said Metrozoo's Ron Magill.

Now this 8 foot, 254-pound endangered Cuban crocodile is taking her retirement at Miami Metrozoo. She arrived on a flight from New York on Thursday morning, inside a wooden crate.

For a time Maria seemed unsure about completely leaving the crate. This is the first time she’s had grass under her feet in about 40 years. She's been inside of a building at the Bronx Zoo all of that time.

She now has an out-of-the-way pit with her very own pool to live out her days. Her new neighbors are Amazonian River Otters, Indonesian Komodo Dragons and Asian Fly River turtles.

Since crocs are capable of scaling fences and can jump as high as 6 feet in the air, Maria also has a special fence with metal flashing at the top to discourage any attempts at making a getaway.

“As a species, pound for pound, Cuban crocs are the most aggressive crocodiles in the world," said Magill.

Despite being naturally ornery, zookeepers at Metro zoo are sure Maria will fit right in.