World's largest croc dies

The world’s largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines, leaving villagers in tears in a backwater town that shot to prominence because of the immense reptile.

Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde of Bunawan town in southern Agusan del Sur province said a veterinarian rushed to check the one-tonne crocodile after it flipped over with a bloated stomach today in its cage in an eco-tourism park.