Friday, September 8, 2017

(1913) Crikey! An 8.93 metre crocodile caught in Kuala Selangor!

A big crocodile was caught and killed recently in Kuala Selangor. It measured 29 ft. 3 in. from head to tail.

(The Straits Times, 14 July 1913)




For the record, Kuala Selangor crocodile was 9 ft. longer than Lolong the largest croc in the world (20 ft. 3 in.) and our Sarawak Bujang Senang was 19 ft. 3 in. in length. According to the late Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter", an eight over metre croc could still exist today if conditions were absolutely perfect.

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