Friday, September 9, 2011

Biggest Croc Ever Caught in the Wild (?)


Since I was kid, other than wanting to become a scientist, I believe I'd be in the field of science. I am not quite sure if somehow am getting there, but my interests are always there, I should say, in regards to animals. To be honest, with all humility, I am big in knowledge about animals compared to an average bloke (well it depends on how you define "average" though.) I'm guessing that you have already heard or read or watched it all over the news, the internet, broadsheets or tabloids about this Jurassic, monster-sized, big-mouthed carnivore muncher (mind you without even really chewing it's prey) reptile that was caught in Agusan del Sur.

"Lolong," as they named him after a deceased croc-hunter who died of stroke on the second week of their operation to capture the beast, is going to be nominated by some committees in a wildlife organizations in the Philippines to be considered as the biggest saltwater crocodile ever captured in the wild in Guinness Book of World Records. The current title holder is an Australian saltwater crocodile with the length of 17.97 ft., in which Lolong, a male Philippine-caught Saltwater Croc is actually, a few feet larger. He's 21 feet and weighing around 2 tons or two thousand plus in pound. Just imagine three 7 footer guys on top of one another. This guy's really massive both in height and weight. According to some, Lolong's only young, around 50 years old. Young? Yes, young. A crocodile lives to about 100 years old.

[edit: Lolong, according to a report was also mentioned in TIME MAGAZINE!!! How awesome was that? here's the link of the report: Click this.]

He's currently in captivity right now and will become a "CROCk STAR" - chyeah! Officials are expecting tourist foot-fall to rise because of this awesome reptilian resident in Agusan del Sur. I sure hope that he's going to be a blessing to the Philippines, especially to the people in the province of Agusan del Sur to emerge as a new tourist spot because of this monstrous beauty. Although, the once-feared giant has been captured, the warning signal is still on - yep red flag indeed. Wildlife officials warned the citizens to still be watchful, since they believe that Lolong has a wife, could be a fierce one. And in croc's size ranges, females are usually bigger than males. The officials and people of the said province can now somehow foresee how big-ger the gal could be. Let's see what would be the next headline coming from Agusan del Sur, Philippines.

Here's a link to National Geographic's Page featuring our not-so gentle giant.








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