Aussie croc now No. 1 with Lolong’s death

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MONSTER CROC. George Craig has been looking after Cassius for the past 26 years. Photo from the Marineland Melanesia website“Cassius” has reclaimed his crown as the world’s biggest crocodile in captivity after his rival for the title died, with the huge reptile’s handler in Australia saying it will boost business. The 5.48- meter crocodile, kept in a park on an island off Australia’s Queensland, held the record until “Lolong,” a 6.17-meter suspected man-eater, was caught in the Philippines 17 months ago. But with Lolong’s death from a mystery illness on Sunday, Cassius is once again on top. “The Guinness Book of World Records contacted us as soon as Lolong died,” Billy Craig, a croc wrangler at Marineland Melanesia where Cassius lives said.


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