THINK BIG

A saltwater crocodile that most likely would be the largest in captivity, has not been eating for six days since being captured in the creek in the Southern Philippines.

Wildlife official Ronnie Sumiller, who led the hunt for the 20-foot crocodile better known as “Lolong” said that it was under observation for signs of stress.

He said that it was normal for crocodiles to be experiencing stress after being trapped and handled. Even living freely in the wild, they do not normally eat daily, and a crocodile as gigantic as Lolong can go out with no food for even up to six months.

Lolong has been kept and placed in a 800-square metre pen, positively secured by hard concrete walls topped with Bunawan wire township, where he was caught.

The Bunawan mayor, Edwin Cox Elorde, said that Lolong didn’t even budge when a dead chicken was placed near him to whet his appetite.

The giant crocodile is estimated to be at the age of 50 years old, and wildlife officials are trying to confirm if it is really the largest such crocodile catch in the world.

Well whether Lolong is really the largest catch and the king of all the crocodiles or not, we just always have to think big.