I just read this and thought I would share:
Giant Crocodile Photos In New Orleans Hoax Circulating On Net.
For the past month a set of photos of a giant 21 foot crocodile has
been circulating the web. The crocodile was supposedly found in New
Orleans. The pictures are of it being loaded (dead into a large dump truck.)
With each copy of the set of photos I’ve seen details have varied.
“Killed by army.” Feasted on dead bodies.” “Got into the city via the
flood.”
But the following posting on the PARC listserv pretty much explains
this one.
”Dear PARC,
Can I please bring to your attention the latest email hoax that's
plaguing
us, in case you see the same thing and need the facts.
There's an email doing the rounds claiming a 21 foot crocodile was
found
swimming in downtown New Orleans. There are three pictures attached of
said
crocodile in the back of a truck. I've been sent this email about 25
times
in the last 48 hours, so it's clearly caught peoples' imaginations.
In reality, the pictures show a Nile Crocodile and were taken in
Africa. I'm
trying to find exactly where it came from, because the pictures have
been
attached to at least two other stories in the past 18 months. The most
recent I have claims that it came from Azur in the "Republic of Congo"
and
that it was also 21 feet long.
The size has been strongly disputed in the past - it looks more like a
17
foot croc. There are no authentic records of Nile crocs reaching 21
feet.
If anyone does know anything more about this, I'd be keen to hear about
it.
Likewise, if I hear anything from colleagues in Africa I'll let you
know.
Best wishes,
Dr Adam Britton | abritton@wmi.com.au
Senior Researcher | Wildlife Management International
Tel. 61 8 8922 4500 | Fax. 61 8 8947 0678
http://wmi.com.au | http://crocodilian.com. “
(Editor - A great place to check the authenticity or background of any
animal tall tales you are suspicious of, myths, anything being
circulated on the net of any kind is snopes.com )
Rusty
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