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Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile ever held in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in), and weighed 1,075 kg (2,370 lb), making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. Large man-eating Nile crocodile in Burundi Gustave A photograph of Gustave for National Geographic, taken by Martin Best Species Crocodylus niloticus (Nile crocodile) Sex Male Hatched c. 1955 (age 69–70) Known for Allegedly killing up to 300 people Residence Ruzizi River and Lake ...
A crocodile shot in Odisha, India, [188] was claimed to measure 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in) in life, but its skull, when given scholarly examination, was thought to have come from a crocodile of a length no greater than 7 m (23 ft 0 in). [189] A reported 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in) crocodile was killed in the Hooghly River in the Alipore District of Calcutta ...
The 500 pound alligator was probably about 35 years old, judging by its 12 foot length. Of the 80 alligators killed in the Pee Dee region last season, none measured 12 feet or longer, according to ...
The largest true crocodile ever existed is Euthecodon which estimated to have reached 6.4–8.6 m (21–28 ft) or even 10 m (33 ft) long. [122] [123] Gharials are long, narrow-snouted crocodilians, and are among the largest species. A 6.55 m (21.5 ft) long gharial was killed in the Ghaghara River in Faizabad in August 1920. [124]
As the guards attempted to subdue him, the gator whacked the fire pit with his massive tail, then rapidly performed a spinning maneuver called a “death roll” before finally admitting defeat.
The biggest was 825 pounds and 13 feet, 6 inches. ... She was described as an experienced wild game hunter, who caught the alligator on a guided hunt on Sept. 15, 2010. It took two hours to bring ...
On May 22, 1992, an Iban girl Dayang anak Bayang was killed by Bujang Senang at Pelaban River, another tributary of the great Batang Lupar River near Lingga in Sri Aman Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The crocodile was shot to death by several police sharpshooters and Iban hunters. [24] It was the biggest and oldest crocodile ever caught in the ...