Captured Crocodile World’s Largest

NNN--- Resident looking at the largest crocodile captured along a creek in Bunawan town in Agusan del Sur province, southern Philippines on 1 July 2012. Guinness World Records has declared that the huge crocodile blamed for deadly attacks in the southern Philippines township is the largest in captivity in the world. The giant reptile has brought pride, fear, tourism revenues and attention to the remote town where it was captured. The saltwater crocodile named Lolong, measures 20.24 feet (6.17 meters) and weighs more than a ton, Guinness World Records spokeswoman Anne-Lise Rouse said. The reptile took the top spot from an Australian crocodile which measured more than 17 feet (5 meters) and weighed nearly a ton. Bunawan Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said the news sparked celebrations in his farming town of 37,000 but also fostered concerns that more giant crocodiles might be lurking in a nearby marshland and creek where villagers fish. Photo courtesy thejakartapost---NNN