Asia' s Largest Captive Crocodile Attacked by Chinese Family
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:54 pm
Chinese tourists throw rocks at monster croc in latest zoo cruelty outrage
Police investigating after family throws stones at Asia’s largest crocodile in captivity to see if it is real
Attack leaves animal with bleeding cuts to its neck
PUBLISHED : Monday, 05 November, 2018, 6:28pm
Asia’s largest crocodile in captivity has been injured by a group of Chinese tourists who threw a large rock at it, drawing criticism on social media for animal cruelty.
The African crocodile, nicknamed Xiao He, was attacked at a zoo in Fujian province, southeast China with a rock measuring 17cm (6 ½ inches) which left it with long, thin cuts on its neck.
The incident happened last week when a family tour group visited Xiamen Central Africa Zoo, the Fujian-based Strait Herald reported on Monday.
A zoo manager, surnamed Xu, said visitors saw a family of adults and children throwing stones at the motionless animal to determine whether it was real or a fake model.
The family was laughing and taking photos of the animal when it finally moved, Xu said, but quickly left the scene when it began to bleed from its injuries.
All the while, other tourists at the scene tried to talk them out of provoking the animal but they would not listen, he added.
“This family had children with them and were not afraid of setting a bad example,” Xu said.
Zoo hospital staff rushed to treat the crocodile’s wounds after the incident.
“There were three cuts with blood flowing out of them,” a zookeeper surnamed Lu was quoted as saying. “We first treated those wounds using medicine shipped from Taiwan.”
The 37-year-old male crocodile currently holds the record for Asia’s largest crocodile in captivity, weighing 1,250kg (2,750 pounds) and measures 5.8 metres (19 feet) in length.
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Police investigating after family throws stones at Asia’s largest crocodile in captivity to see if it is real
Attack leaves animal with bleeding cuts to its neck
PUBLISHED : Monday, 05 November, 2018, 6:28pm
Asia’s largest crocodile in captivity has been injured by a group of Chinese tourists who threw a large rock at it, drawing criticism on social media for animal cruelty.
The African crocodile, nicknamed Xiao He, was attacked at a zoo in Fujian province, southeast China with a rock measuring 17cm (6 ½ inches) which left it with long, thin cuts on its neck.
The incident happened last week when a family tour group visited Xiamen Central Africa Zoo, the Fujian-based Strait Herald reported on Monday.
A zoo manager, surnamed Xu, said visitors saw a family of adults and children throwing stones at the motionless animal to determine whether it was real or a fake model.
The family was laughing and taking photos of the animal when it finally moved, Xu said, but quickly left the scene when it began to bleed from its injuries.
All the while, other tourists at the scene tried to talk them out of provoking the animal but they would not listen, he added.
“This family had children with them and were not afraid of setting a bad example,” Xu said.
Zoo hospital staff rushed to treat the crocodile’s wounds after the incident.
“There were three cuts with blood flowing out of them,” a zookeeper surnamed Lu was quoted as saying. “We first treated those wounds using medicine shipped from Taiwan.”
The 37-year-old male crocodile currently holds the record for Asia’s largest crocodile in captivity, weighing 1,250kg (2,750 pounds) and measures 5.8 metres (19 feet) in length.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society ... ty-outrage