Town's tears and funeral service for enormous crocodile

A town in the southern Philippines plans to hold funeral rites for the world’s largest saltwater crocodile which has died after becoming ill in an eco-tourism park.

Town's tears and funeral service for enormous crocodile

A town in the southern Philippines plans to hold funeral rites for the world’s largest saltwater crocodile which has died after becoming ill in an eco-tourism park.

The mayor of Bunawan town in Agusan del Sur province said the remains of the one-tonne reptile, named Lolong, will be preserved in a museum to keep tourists coming and prevent their community from slipping back into obscurity.

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