12/02/2013
Tears for a croc: Lolong, the world's largest crocodile in captivity, dies in the Philippines
goodbye Lolong...
"Lolong" (｡✿‿◠｡) (8 photos) September 4 2011 - Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town. About 100 people had to pull the crocodile, which weighs about 2,370 pounds (1,075 kilograms), from the creek to a clearing where a crane lifted it into a truck. The crocodile, now named Lolong, swims in a shallow pond inside its temporary cage at the remote village of Consuelo . The crocodile, weighing 1,075 kg (2,370 lbs), was the biggest to be caught alive in the Philippines in recent years. Wildlife officials confirmed that “ lolong” is the largest crocodile in the world in captivity.
