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loose croc tee hee!
just an interesting story that I heard:
Hong Kong agog at croc on the loose
Armed with bait, cages and tranquilliser guns, Hong Kong conservation workers are hunting a 1.5-metre-long crocodile, the first ever sighted in the city.
Residents in a rural area of the New Territories alerted police after they spotted the reptile on the weekend, but it has evaded several attempts to trap it, using dead chickens as bait.
"We're still hunting for it," a government spokeswoman said. "We will continue to lay cage baits."
She declined to speculate where the beast came from, though experts say it may have escaped from one of the many crocodile farms in southern China, where people are fond of eating wild animals.
The crocodile is fast becoming a media star in a city better known for its skyscrapers and financial activity than wildlife.
Residents who usually see reptile skin only on designer bags and boots woke today to find themselves face to face with a huge picture of the crocodile, jaws agape, on a newspaper front page.
One television station broadcast hunt reports live.
Lugging cameras and powerful lenses, wildlife enthusiasts have flooded the area over the last few days, hoping for glimpses of the reptile.
It delighted its fans when it basked briefly in the sun yesterday.
Shaggy
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