Here the list of top 5 Biggest Crocodiles in the world
Brutus |
5. Brutus
Brutus, whose age
is estimated between 70 to 80 is a master hunter and survivalist and one of the
last of the dinosaurs in the world. The 18 feet long, 2,000 pound saltwater
crocodile, resides in and occasionally emerges from the water to snag a piece
of the buffalo meat they dangle for him as bait. Brutus lost his front leg
after a run in with shark.
Gustave |
4. Gustave
Gustave is a
large male Nile crocodile from Burandi. He is notorious from being a man eater
and is rumored to have kill as many as 300 humans from the banks of the ruzizi
river. He has obtained near mythical status and he is greatly feared by the
people in the region. Since Gustave is not been captured we couldn't leave him
of the list because of its notoriety his exact length and weight is unknown, In
2002 it was stated that could be easily more than 20 feet or 6 meters long and
weight more than a ton. Some estimates put Gustave 7.5 meters or 25 feet or
more in length. Gustave is also known for the 3 bullet scars on his body.
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3. Cassius
Cassius, the current
largest crocodile. Cassius, an Australian saltwater crocodile measures 17 feet
11.75 inches. The Australian saltwater crocodile is the largest and the most fearsome
of today's species. Specimens can live more than 100 year can grow to 7 meters
or 23 feet and weight more than a ton or 1.1 tons. Cassius is aged about 100
and he is the largest crocodile that has ever been caught alive in Australia
and is thought to be man eater. He was brought about 3200 km or 1988 miles from
Australia's northern territory to Green Island in 1987 by truck.
2. Yai
A hybrid siamese
and saltwater croc or siamest crocodile. The largest living crocodile held in
captivity is a estuarine-siamese hybrid named Yai, born June 10th, 1972 at the
famous Samutparkarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo Thailand. This animal measures 19
feet and 8 inches in length and weights 1114.27 kg.
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1. Lolong
Lolong, died 10th
February 2013 and was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was a Indo-pacific
or saltwater crocodile and measured 20 feet and 3 inches or 3.7 meters and
weight 2305 pounds or 1075 km making him one of the largest crocodiles ever
measured from snout to tail. Lolong was officially certified by the Guinness
book of world record as the world's biggest crocodile in captivity.
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