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GUSTAVE The Killer
Croc In PRIMEVAL
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Since
I am a fan of the gigantic animal movie such as Anaconda,
Komodo, Jaws etc, of course I can't miss out on this crocodile
movie especially that it is based on the real story of a
gigantic killer crocodile in Burundi, Africa. That movie titled
is Primeval and the hero of the movie is not human but a beast
called Gustave.
Who is Gustave?
Gustave is a
nicknamed of a Nile crocodile that is said to have killed around
300 people. He is reported to be around 20 feet (6 metres) and
one tonne in weight. He is never being captured yet. Well, there
are so many croc in the river, so how the villagers identify
this special one is responsible to the killings? It is because
of the dark scars on its head. Might be because of the bullet
wound. Hmm..I must say, something like Harry Potter scars.
How Gustave got it
name?
Patrice Faye, a
French naturalist who live in Burundi is the one who is
responsible to give the crocodile the name Gustave. He has
studied Gustave for several years since 1998 and at one point,
he regards Gustave as his 'friend'.
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Is there any attempt to
catch Gustave?
In 2002, a massive cage, which is
approximately 10 metres long and 2 metres wide, had been used to
captured Gustave. But, the croc seems already know that the things is
built to catch him. So, although they put delicious bait in it, the croc
just look at it and avoid the trap. Pretty intelligent reptiles, huh?
Must be smart if you have lived for 60 or 80 years.
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Here is the real pictures of Gustave taken from National Geographic:
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Do you believe that this croc can
be so damn big? Well, if you ask me, I might said yes. This because,
in the Burundi area, there is war happens due to ethnic conflict and
so many people died in the war. Many dead bodies have been dumped in
the river, and guess who will be so happy to see so many 'food' in the
river? With all the abundance food, the crocodile might be enjoying
their meals non-stop for many days. So, where will the fat go? Of
course go to make the croc more fatter and fatter and larger and
larger each day.
Well, I think
that, if i am a millionaire, I might be funding the expedition
to hunt him down alive and adore it's monstrous size.
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More links on Gustave:
1. The article "Gustave: Have You Seen This Crocodile" from
National Geographic.
2. "Gustave
(crocodile)" inside Wikipedia.
3. From BBC News, "Burundi's
not so gentle giant".
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This
article is created by VREMPIRE.
First created on
19-Mar-2007.
Last
updated on 19-Mar-2007.
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