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The largest crocodile in captivity is dead but there is another MONSTER around!
Indeed, Cassius is now the largest…
Cassius, the monster crocodile
Published on Feb 10, 2013
Cassius, the monster crocodile
Watch a monster north Queensland crocodile named Cassius in action on Green Island
Lolong, world’s largest crocodile
Published on Feb 11, 2012
Lolong was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was an Indo-Pacific or Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 20 feet 3 inches (6.17 m), making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail
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This crocodile won’t be beaten
- Malcolm Holland
- The Daily Telegraph
- February 11, 2013 11:00PM
LIKE the boxing legend he is named after, who never knew when he was beaten, Cassius has regained the title of the biggest saltwater crocodile in captivity.
The previous record holder, who measured 6.17m, died on Sunday in the tiny Malaysian village where he had become a major tourist attraction.
A vet rushed to the Agusan del Sur province after the one-tonne beast flipped over with a bloated stomach in its cage in an eco-tourism park.
The croc, blamed for deadly attacks before it was captured in 2011, died a few hours later.
That meant Cassius, a 5.5m saltie who lives in a Queensland croc park, reclaimed his place in the record books.
George Craig with Cassius the crocodile / Pic: Brendan Francis Source: The Daily Telegraph
This crocodile won’t be beaten
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World’s largest crocodile dies in Philippines
Workers put ice blocks on to the remains of the 6.17 metre (20.24-foot) saltwater crocodile named “Lolong” on February 11, 2013, in the town of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur province on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. AFPpicTHE world’s largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines, 17 months after the suspected man-eater was hunted down and put on display for tourists, his caretakers said Monday.
“Lolong”, who measured 6.17 metres (20.24 feet), died on Sunday night from a mystery illness inside his small enclosure in Bunawan, a backwater town in the country’s remote south.
“This is a very, very sad day for us. He had brought fame to our town. We are now thinking of having his remains preserved,” town spokeswoman Welinda Elorde told AFP.
World’s largest crocodile dies in Philippines
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Killer crocodile sets record as world’s largest in captivity
By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News | The Sideshow – 14 hrs ago
Bunawan Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde stands over Lolong, the giant crocodile. Click image to see more photos. (AP)
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A gigantic crocodile captured by citizens of the Philippines has been officially declared the largest in captivity by the Guinness World Records.
The 20-foot long (6 metres) crocodile, known as Lolong, was captured by the residents of Bunawan last September.
Since its capture, Lolong became the centrepiece of a new park and research centre which has drawn thousands of tourists to the town. The town’s mayor, Edwin Cox Elorde, claims the town has earned 3 million pesos, roughly £45,000………..
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Philippine Hunters Net Colossal Crocodile, But a Bigger One May Still Lurk
By: Joe Jackson
Topics: animals, australia, crocodile, eco-tourism, guinness world record, manila, Mindinao, Philippines, saltwater crocodiles, steve irwin, water buffalo, wildlife
Residents use their hands to measure a 21-foot saltwater crocodile, which is suspected of having attacked several people, after it was caught in Nueva Era in Bunawan town, Agusan del Sur, southern Philippines
Reuters
Steve Irwin would have been proud of this beaut.
A giant crocodile caught in the Philippines at the weekend — stretching a fearsome 21 feet and weighing a whopping 2,370 pounds — could be the largest of its kind captured alive. But its hunters are on the lookout for an even larger one still lurking out there.
It took 100 people to drag the behemoth reptile from the Agusan del Sur marsh, on the southern island of Mindinao, on Sept. 4 after a team of about 30 men tracked the saltwater crocodile for three weeks. They eventually ensnared it using meat bait and a metal cable, according to the country’s GMA News.
(MORE: Remembering Steve Irwin: The 5 Most Memorable Crocodile Hunter Videos)
The searches began after a farmer went missing in July from the town of Bunawan, about 515 miles southeast of the capital Manila, and a villager reported witnessing a huge crocodile take down a water buffalo last month. Locals also suspected a crocodile of killing a 12-year-old girl whose head was bitten off two years ago.
But after snaring the monster male reptile and forcing it to vomit, officials found no trace of human remains or water buffaloes in its stomach contents – meaning the hunt goes on, wildlife official Ronnie Sumiller told the Associated Press.
“There is a bigger one, and it could be the one creating problems,” said Sumilier, who’s spearheading the continued search. “The villagers were saying 10 percent of their fear was gone because of the first capture,” he added. “But there is still the other 90 percent to take care of.”
(MORE: How Crocodiles Travel by Surfing Ocean Currents)
Locals have named the current catch Lolong, after local hunter Ernesto “Lolong” Conate, who died of a stroke while helping in the hunt, and threw a party to celebrate the capture.
Lolong looks set to enter the official record books, easily dwarfing the largest saltwater crocodile currently in captivity, which the Guinness World Records lists as Cassius, an 18-foot male netted in Australia.
Edwin Cox Elorde, Mayor of Bunawan, said Lolong will become the star attraction of a new eco-tourism park to be built in the area.
Crocodylus porosus, or the estuarine crocodile, is the world’s largest reptile. It grows to 5 or 6 meters in length and can live up to 100 years. (via CNN)
Joe Jackson is a contributor at TIME. Find him on Twitter at @joejackson. You can also continue the discussion on TIME’s Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.
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