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Comments: Authorities capture the biggest crocodile ever recorded (PHOTO)



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I am not an animal rights activist, but this video is very disturbing!
Any common man can tell that all that trap netting and nail pounding is seriously stressing this crocodile out.

This crocodile should be kept in his natural environment! NOT in a zoo with no room to roam and live naturally!

I also think it's terrible that people will be making money off this!
Very disappointed in the people making this decision!

Nancy

It is sad to see this magnificent being harassed for entertainment and profit. The way I saw him being paraded around on our local news channel reminded me of a circus freakshow.

I hope the "nature park" that this critically endangered crocodile is being taken to is true wilderness and not a captive environment. That is if he doesn't die from capture myopathy before arriving. Stressful indeed.

ulogoni

I am not against animals, this is a respond for the comments above, Specially to Nancy, That crocodile is suspected from killing a local fisherman and beheaded a child on her way to school, so why do you want a creature like that roaming freely around you and your family, i mean think about it, put your self on their position. they probably wont harm that on the eco park since its like their main attraction.
Bottom line is, least they kept it alive knowing that its capable of harming the locals or far more worse than that kill somebody.

Practically

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