The World's Largest Crocodile in captivity, Lolong, died on Sunday, February 10, 2013, 8:12 pm according to information on Yahoo.
Sinasabi rin nga sa information sa Yahoo, and I quote:
"The reason for the keepers' call to Collantes has not been given, nor has Lolong's cause of death been determined."
Bagaman hindi pa nga nalalaman ang dahilan ng pagkamatay ni Lolong, ako ay may hinala na kung bakit, at ang hinala ko nga ay makikita sa pictures na ito.
Simple lang ang dahilan sa hinala ko. Nilamig po si Lolong. Ang alam ko po sa reptiles ay sila ay cold-blooded animals, mas kailangan po nila ang init kaysa lamig. Sa laki ni Lolong ay tiyak ay mahirap mapainit ang kaniyang buong katawan ng kailangan niyang init. Una ko pa lang nakita yung pambabasa sa buwaya, ay nasabi ko na mali ito, may automatic pa pala na sprinkler. At tsaka yung init, yun din ata ay nakakatulong sa digestion ng mga buwaya. Kaya nga nabalita rin noon na si Lolong ay tumatanggi sa pagkain, ito nga ay ayon din sa GMA.
Hindi pa po ako nakakapunta sa isang crocodile park, pero nakapunta na ako ng Manila Zoo, wala po akong nakikitang pambabasa mga buwayang nandoon. Malakas talaga ang hinala ko na lamig ang kinamatay ni Lolong. Sayang at hindi ko po man din ito nakikita ng personal.
Sayang at hindi ko man lang nakita ang higanteng buwayang ito sa personal.
TumugonBurahinWhen I heard about this news I really felt bad, Lolong might have killed someone but he is a Philippine pride! Lolong made it to the international scene. Lolong just to mention is an original settler in Agusan marsh, way before people started overtaking the place.
TumugonBurahinsad to know about this its all over twitter. But still it maye some of cause of being old already. if no further real examination on what really the reason of his cause of death. Will her rest in peace.
TumugonBurahinsad indeed... but there's always a silver lining :) "every cloud has a silver lining"
BurahinSayang nga si Lolong. Nakakalingkot ang pagkamatay nya.
TumugonBurahinit's sad I didnt get too see Lolong before his demise..
TumugonBurahinI'm not a fan of promoting caged animals..
And perhaps, maybe if he was allowed to roam free as his nature.
He could have lived longer than what was known.
RIP Lolong, you've done your share in promoting Tourism in Agusan.
Awww... This is sad. I remember when I took a snapshot of Lolong just last summer. I bet PETA advocates will strike their hearts out for this incident.
TumugonBurahinKawawang Lolong. Ang laki na din ng kinita ng LGU pero di man lang na upgrade yung facility. kawawa ang mga small business dun sa area.
TumugonBurahinKakapanood ko pa lang ng balita, at hanggang ngayon wala pa rin silang findings. Pero i hope they get some results soon. Sayang at diko pa nakikita si Lolong.
TumugonBurahinI've heard this over TV reports. So sad 'coz we haven't seen him yet. I was just thinking if the captivity has shorten his lifespan? Would he lived longer if he remains in the wild?
TumugonBurahinToo bad. Nakakalungkot ang ganitong pangyayari. Hindi ba dapat alam nila na nanganagilangan ng ekstrang pangangaalaga sakanya dahil hindi na sya sa natural na tirahan nya nananatili. Isa ito sa pinagmamalaki ng Pilipinas na ngayon ay hindi na maibabalik pa.
TumugonBurahinOh..sad. I didn't even had the chance to see him. :(
TumugonBurahinNakakalungkot naman to.. sana yung ibang buwaya nalang - marami sa kongreso! :D
TumugonBurahinYeah, it was really sad, I think it's because of the stress level. Stress level in a sense na inalis sya sa natural habitat nya, halos dun na sya lumaki, tas biglang change of environment. Lahat naman ng hayop ganun, pag inalis mo sila nakasanayan nila, nag aadjust at na i stress din sila. And of course a lot of other factors.
TumugonBurahinmay silbi pa si lolong, gawin nalang bags :-)
TumugonBurahinat gawing shoes :)
Burahinkamong duha i follow na lang ni para updated mo
Burahinsigurado na stress yan...anyway, may silbi pa rin tulad nag sabi, bags or shoes ;)
TumugonBurahinIT might be the age or the weather. Nonetheless, a big loss in terms of Tourism.
TumugonBurahinBuhay pa raw si Lolong.. Joke lang po. So sad na namatay na siya.
TumugonBurahinsad talaga... past days, months na yata , na i told myself na makita ko sya...ng buhay .. pero now, plagay ko, makita ko sya tulad ng nasa Palawan na nakadikit sa wall ang buong balat ng biggest crocodiile dun ... next si lolong na ...
TumugonBurahinWhen I heard the news, I felt really sad. I mean, why Lolong? Now I realized that even good animals die first.
TumugonBurahinsad to hear, i haven't seen the crocodile yet... maybe his remains nlng. it still nice to have them in the wild or along with their kind. Yahweh bless. ralph
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