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Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in), and weighed 1,075 kg (2,370 lb), making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail. [1][2][3][4] In November 2011, British crocodile expert Adam Britton of National ...
Cassius is a male saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) who was previously recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest crocodile living in captivity in 2011. [1] The animal measures 5.48 metres (18 ft 0 in) in length, weighs approximately 1,300 kilograms (2,870 lb), [2][3] and is kept at the Marineland Crocodile Park, a ...
The saltwater crocodile is the largest living ... was one of the largest saltwater crocodile ever caught and placed in captivity. He was 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in) long and ...
One of the largest known Saltwater crocodile measured 6.2 m (20.3 ft) and was shot in Papua New Guinea. [2] A 6.17 m (20.2 ft) long individual was captured alive in Mindanao in 2011. [3] The largest confirmed Saltwater crocodile on record was 6.32 m (20.7 ft) long, and weighed about 1,360 kg (3,000 lb). [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 August 2024. 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 68–69) Known for Allegedly killing up to 200–300 people Residence Ruzizi River and Lake ...
Xiaohe ( Chinese: 小河; pinyin: Xiǎohé, 1982–2023) was the largest crocodile fully raised in captivity. He was a male saltwater crocodile who measured 5.2 m (17 ft) in length and may have weighed over 900 kg (2,000 lb). [1] He lived in a crocodile farm in Tainan, Taiwan, for 34 years, and was moved to a zoo in Xiamen in 2017 as a result ...
He helped measure the world’s longest crocodile, captured in the Philippines in 2011, and in 2016 accompanied TV host Anderson Cooper on a dive with wild crocodiles in Botswana for an episode of ...
The largest living reptile, a representative of the order Crocodilia, is the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) of Southern Asia and Australia, with adult males being typically 3.9–5.5 m (13–18 ft) long. The largest confirmed saltwater crocodile on record was 6.32 m (20.7 ft) long, and weighed about 1,360 kg (3,000 lb). [1]