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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 widely publicized man-eating crocodile, Gustave, roams the banks of the Ruzizi River and the northern shores of Lake Tanganyika. Gustave, estimated to be about 6 metres (20 ft) long and to weigh about 900 kilograms (2,000 lb), is said to have killed and eaten many people. [ 16 ]
Rusizi National Park is a national park in Burundi, next to the Rusizi River. [3] It is 15 km north of the city of Bujumbura and home to hippopotamuses and sitatungas. [4] Gustave, a Nile crocodile, is rumored to have killed 300 people here.
Primeval is a 2007 American action-adventure horror film directed by Michael Katleman and starring Dominic Purcell, Orlando Jones, and Brooke Langton.Inspired partially by the true story of Gustave, a 20 ft (6.1 m), 2,000 pounds (910 kg; 0.91 t) giant, man-eating Nile Crocodile in Burundi, [1] the film centers on a team of American journalists who travel to Burundi to film and capture him.
Islam first arrived in Burundi from the East African coast with Arab traders in the late 19th century. [3] The Arabs were prevented from entering the Kingdom of Burundi by a successful campaign of resistance led by mwami (king) Mwezi IV Gisabo. [3] However, they did establish settlements at Ujiji and Uvira close to the country's current borders ...
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Hendrik "Hendri" Coetzee (22 March 1975 – 7 December 2010) was a South African outdoorsman and author. [4] [5] He was killed after being taken by a crocodile in December 2010.
Religion in Burundi is diverse, with Christianity being the dominant faith. Catholicism is the largest Christian denomination in the country. Burundi is a secular state and its constitution grants complete freedom of religious practice.