Lolong
Sign in to saveLolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile ever held in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at , making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout to tail, and weighing .
Key facts
- Animal.name
- Lolong
- Animal.image
- Lolong crocodile.jpg
- Animal.caption
- A photograph of Lolong during captivity
- Animal.species
- Crocodylus porosus (Saltwater crocodile)
- Animal.gender
- Male
- Animal.death_place
- Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines
- Animal.resting_place
- National Museum of Natural History, Manila
- Animal.known
- Guinness World Record "world's largest crocodile in captivity"
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Place of death
- Bunawan
- Mass
- 1.075
- Length
- 6.17
Show 3 more facts
- individual of taxon
- Crocodilia
- date of death
- 2013-02-10
- Commons category
- Lolong
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~6 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Capture and habitat
- Name
- Captivity and display
- Record holder
- Bunawan Ecopark and Research Center plans
- Death and storage of remains
- References
- External links
Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile ever held in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at , making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout to tail, and weighing .
In November 2011, British crocodile expert Adam Britton of National Geographic sedated and measured Lolong in his enclosure and confirmed him as the world's largest crocodile ever caught and placed in captivity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lolong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.