Guiness to measure Largest Crocodile 'Lolong'

A team from the Guinness Book of World Records is coming to the Philippines to measure the 21-foot-long saltwater crocodile caught in Mindanao on September 3, to make sure it indeed is the world's largest caught alive. The team may also do a special story on the crocodile according to the report.

A 21-foot saltwater crocodile suspected of having attacked several people was caught in Barangay Nueva Era in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur.

Giant Crocodile captured in Agusan del Sur, Philippines
Photo Credit: Associated Press

The Bunawan local government, together with the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, set up traps to catch the crocodile after residents reported incidents of crocodile attacks, the report said.


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