Farms: Huge killer crocodile caught
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Indonesian language being spoken but this info received....By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Relieved Filipino villagers threw a fiesta when they captured a one-ton crocodile, with about 100 people pulling the feared beast from a creek by rope then hoisting it by crane onto a truck. The party may have been premature. After the 20-foot (6.1-meter) saltwater crocodile was caught over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday an even bigger killer crocodile may lurk in creeks of the remote southern region. The crocodile — weighing 2,370 pounds (1,075 kilograms) and estimated to be at least 50 years old — is the biggest caught alive in the Philippines in recent years. Wildlife officials were trying to confirm whether it was the largest such catch in the world, said Theresa Mundita Lim of the government's Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. It was captured alive after a three-week hunt in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province, where villagers have been terrified. A child was killed two years ago in the township by a crocodile that was not caught, and a croc is suspected of killing a fisherman missing since July. Villagers witnessed a crocodile killing a water buffalo last month. Bunawan villagers celebrated after they caught the crocodile. "It was like a feast, so many villagers turned up," Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said. Wildlife official Ronnie Sumiller, who has hunted "nuisance crocodiles" for 20 years and led the team behind the capture in Bunawan, said a search was under way for a possibly larger crocodile he and villagers have seen roaming in the farming town's marshy outskirts. "There is a bigger one, and it could be the one creating problems," Sumiller told The Associated Press by telephone from Bunawan, about 515 miles (830 kilometers) southeast of Manila. "The villagers were saying 10 percent of their fear was gone because of the first capture," Sumiller said. "But there is still the other 90 percent to take care of." Backed by five village hunters he has trained, Sumiller has set 20 steel cable traps with an animal carcass as bait along the creek where the first crocodile was caught and in a nearby vast marshland. Sumiller said he found no human remains when he induced the captured crocodile to vomit. He said he was also summoned by Bunawan officials two years ago after a huge crocodile attacked and ate a child from a capsized boat in the marshland. The crocodile was not found at the time. People in the farming town of about 37,000 people have been told to avoid venturing into marshy areas alone at night, Elorde said. Guinness World Records lists a saltwater crocodile caught in Australia as the largest crocodile in captivity, measuring 17 feet 11.75 inches (5.48 meters). Saltwater crocodiles can live for more than 100 years and grow to 23 feet (7 meters). Elorde said he plans to make the captured crocodile "the biggest star" in an ecotourism park to be built to increase awareness of villagers and potential tourists of the vital role the dreaded reptiles play in the ecosystem. Philippine laws strictly prohibit civilians from killing endangered crocodiles, with violators facing up to 12 years in prison and a fine of 1 million pesos ($24,000). The world's most endangered freshwater variety, crocodylus mindorensis, is found only in the Philippines, where only about 250 are known to be in the wild. About 1,000 of the larger saltwater type, or crocodylus porosus, like the one captured in Bunawan, are scattered mostly in the country's southern swamplands, wildlife official Glen Rebong said. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the enormous crocodile was captured because it was a threat to the community but added the reptiles remind that the Philippines' remaining rich habitats need to be constantly protected. Crocodiles have been hunted in the country by poachers hoping to cash in on the high demand in wealthy Asian countries for their skin, which is coveted for vanity products ranging from bags to cellphone cases. Copyright © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Bapak bapak Ibu ibu are they tagalog? listen carefully they speak bahasa only perhaps, it did happen in the Philippine. stop being silly if you have no idea at all.
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are u stupid or what!!!!!u are misinforming people,the frirst croc and the largest have been caught in our country phil.!not in indonesia dumbass!!!
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Pour Gator those people are fucked up
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This is Lolong. Captured in the Philippines. He later died in captivity.
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deinosuchus?
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lol whales are the largest mammals on earth and not vegan just FYI
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If that's true. That sucks. One day these fantastic beasts will probably all be dead due to humans fuckin' up the earth. :(, whales, sharks, crocodiles, elephants. hmm.
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lol he deleted his comment
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This actually took place in the Philippines and they're speaking Tagalog not Indonesian. There was a National Geographic special chronicle on this. The mayor decided to keep this specimen in a holding pen and allow tourists to see it and help generate income for the community. It was named after Lolong the crocodile hunter who was called in for his expertise but subsequently died in his sleep during the hunt. Lolong was the largest croc held captive until Cassius from Australia broke the record.
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I don't like crocs but I respect them. I was horrified how he was treated and wish there was an actual expert and appropriate resources to have handled it in a humane manner. Being human is different from being humane. Sadly, as I expected, he would not last ion the conditions and care given. I hate it when I am right with these kind of situations. He died February of this year.
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bears eat salom ?
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Why exactly are humans assholes? I dont see the problem here... They caught it, restrained it, force poured Ipecac into it to make it throw up (so they could see if it had EATEN ANYONE RECENTLY!) and then they moved it to a protected reserve. This is one of the most endangered animals in the world, with only 250 living in the wild... Also, what exactly would you do if there was an huge croc eating people in your local swimming pool, just let it live there and say fuck it? No, you wouldnt...
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LOL like its usefull
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Read the text you dumb ignorant people, first of all, NO they didnt kill it. Its quite severe penalties to kill a crocodile in that country, (this is also explained in the text) and the captured crocodile was put in an ecopark with no natural enemies=win for him.. so yeah.. read b4 u bitchwhine plz!
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people shouldn't kill crocodile's for no reason i mean just because they look scary and are not like cats and dogs but still they have a perpouse on this earth. now the 40 foot croc is sort of uderstandable why they couldn't put it in a zoo or what ever because he will eat elephants all year long but lolong is safe and still people shouldn't kill animals that are scary so just understand them before you judge them please.
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this is not in Indonesia..this is in the Philippines..the crocodile caught was named "Molong"
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thats godzilla
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too bad it didn't turn out like the beginning of Jurassic park
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Dont you just hate human kind....
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how da hell did they catch such a huge croc??? wow!