Toothless Crocodile Saved From Starvation
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DARWIN, Australia — A huge crocodile, thought to have lost most of its teeth because of old age, was captured on Sunday so it would not starve.
The Northern Territory Conservation Commission said wildlife officers caught the 16-foot reptile at a water hole and took it 75 miles north to Darwin.
Aborigines who live near the water hole had alerted the commission to the crocodile’s plight.
“He’s part of the country,” said Bill Parry, a elder of the Marrithiyel Aboriginal community.
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