Did you know… Crocodile Dundee actually exists? The largest crocodile in the world living in captivity stretches 18 feet long, weighs 2,200 pounds, is an estimated 111 years old, goes by the name of Cassius (as in Cassius Clay), and would probably eat its owner if given the chance… George Craig, 84, is the owner who has been feeding Cassius for 27 years at his Australian sanctuary on Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef. But the former crocodile hunter, referred to as the real-life Crocodile Dundee, knows it would bite the hand that feeds it. “George likes to feed Cassius personally and after nearly 30 years of being his caretaker, he does have a soft spot for Cassius,” said Billy Craig, George’s grandson. “Cassius is aware of whom George is, but there are no illusions that he would eat him if he had the chance, without a doubt. He captured him in the old-fashioned way—with ropes and a brave spirit.” Cassius was loaded onto a truck and transported 1,850 miles to Cairns, and then was boated to Green Island where he was named after Cassius Clay (a.k.a Muhammad Ali) the boxer because of all his battle scars.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:13:08 +0000
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