Philippine town mourns largest captive crocodile
By , on February 11th, 2013
<!– google_ad_section_start –> A southern Philippine town plans to hold funeral rites for the world’s largest saltwater crocodile and then preserve its remains in a museum to keep tourists coming and prevent their community from slipping back into obscurity, the town’s mayor said on Monday. The one-tonne crocodile was declared dead on Sunday a few hours after flipping over with a bloated stomach in a pond in an eco-tourism park in Bunawan town, which had started to draw tourists, revenue and development because of the immense reptile, Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Philippine town mourns largest captive crocodile
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Philippine town mourns largest captive crocodile
<!– google_ad_section_start –> A southern Philippine town plans to hold funeral rites for the world’s largest saltwater crocodile and then preserve its remains in a museum to keep tourists coming and prevent their community from slipping back into obscurity, the town’s mayor said on Monday. The one-tonne crocodile was declared dead on Sunday a few hours after flipping over with a bloated stomach in a pond in an eco-tourism park in Bunawan town, which had started to draw tourists, revenue and development because of the immense reptile, Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Philippine town mourns largest captive crocodile
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