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A seven year-old boy was swallowed by a crocodile while swimming with a teen-aged brother at the waters in Palawan province, Philippines on Wednesday, a top official of the PNP in the region reported Thursday.

Chief Superintendent Luisito Palmera, MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), identified the victim as Mostaqem Ibrahim of Sitio Sumorom, Ransang village in Rizal town.

Citing initial information, Palmera said Ibrahim was swimming with his 12-year-old brother Jadnor when they were attacked by a crocodile at around 1 p.m.

“Said incident was witnessed by his brother Jadnor who immediately shouted for help. His father immediately responded together with their neighbors,” said Palmera.

An hour after the incident, Palmera said residents caught a crocodile - measuring at least 14 feet and 9 inches long and two feet in width. He said the residents cut the crocodile’s stomach but did not found the victim’s body.

“Its apparently a different crocodile,” said Palmera. The official said efforts are underway to recover the victim.

source: Philippine News Agency

Dios Ko, what a horrible event. I hope they find this crocodile and bring justice to the family.

My condolences to his family.

This is a very rare event in Philippine history. I haven't seen of a giant crocodile anywhere else in the country except in the Crocodile Farm in Davao City.

The crocodiles now a days were maybe more hungrier because of the
crisis the nation is facing at present, don't leave your kids un guarded
in a place like palawan, kuyawa ani oi.

I didn't know that there were that many Salt Water crocodiles in Palawaan.





This is a typical salt water crocodile found in the remote islands of Indonesia and in the South Pacific. These behemoths grow as long as 30 feet and can weigh over 2 tons.

Looking at this crocodile's picture, it could surely 'swallow' a little boy as it did to the child.

Oh my God!  I thought....we don't have crocodiles anymore. Poor boy!

Ow my! Pagkapaita sa nahitabo.Kalooy sa bata ug sa pamilya.

mura pud ni ang sa shark news.. kaluoy tawn..

hoy intawn what a horrible way to die sa bata, pagkalooy.

I hope the officials will be alarm and do something so this will not happen again.

mas maraming crocodile sa palasyo .lols

hala kalooy intawon sa bata.. hadloka di ay sa palawan na di na gud na sila kumpyansa kon maligo dagat naa man di ay predator nagpahipi

dahan dahan na baya pod nga gikaon sa mga buwaya ang mga kwarta sa pinas.lols

ah kana noon nga buwaya musiclover daghan na noon na nakaon sege na kabusog lol

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 01, 2008, 06:03:25 PM
This is a very rare event in Philippine history. I haven't seen of a giant crocodile anywhere else in the country except in the Crocodile Farm in Davao City.

I have seen that too, Mike.  At that time when we visited the Crocodile Farm, it was feeding time.  They just throw a chicken or a piglet.  I had to lean on the wall kay nanghumok akong tuhod.  Gikabuhi jud ko!

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 01, 2008, 05:53:33 PM
A seven year-old boy was swallowed by a crocodile while swimming with a teen-aged brother at the waters in Palawan province, Philippines on Wednesday, a top official of the PNP in the region reported Thursday.

Chief Superintendent Luisito Palmera, MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), identified the victim as Mostaqem Ibrahim of Sitio Sumorom, Ransang village in Rizal town.

Citing initial information, Palmera said Ibrahim was swimming with his 12-year-old brother Jadnor when they were attacked by a crocodile at around 1 p.m.

“Said incident was witnessed by his brother Jadnor who immediately shouted for help. His father immediately responded together with their neighbors,” said Palmera.

An hour after the incident, Palmera said residents caught a crocodile - measuring at least 14 feet and 9 inches long and two feet in width. He said the residents cut the crocodile’s stomach but did not found the victim’s body.

“Its apparently a different crocodile,” said Palmera. The official said efforts are underway to recover the victim.

source: Philippine News Agency

This is such a horrible news. Mao ni klase na news na maka cause nko ug insomnia.

mao horrible gud nga news .. ayaw nalang huna-huna-a grazie para dili ka ma insomia

Crocodiles in Palawaan should be hunted down. These salt water crocodiles are not endangered, they are found all over the rich islands of the South Pacific. In Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.

There are old stories by Polynesian people of how giant salt water crocodiles would attack villages and consume dozens. These monster behemoths can grow up to and even longer than 30 feet. The salt water crocodiles in southern India are so large that they are known to attack even old elephants, hunting in packs and drowning even an Indian elephant. Then feast on its carcass.

In Indonesia, crocodile-attacks are also a growing concern because of the growing human population. Inter-species competition. As for Filipinos and Indonesians, we are aggressive fishers and are taking the salt water crocodile's natural food: the fisheries. Human settlement in Palawaan and the overall growing population is displacing many crocodiles from their natural habitat. They are forced into the "fight or flight response" position. Either to retreat or to fight for their territory. In this case, this giant salt water crocodile killed a human youth, either due to hunger or to fight against human encroachment.

As sad as the death of this boy is, it is very biological and ecology-oriented. We see alot of this same phenomenon in the animal world. When two apex species live next to each other and compete each other for the same valuable resource; it is inevitable  that they will clash. We see this in the Sarangheti of Africa. Hyenas and Lions clash with one another because both are apex predators who hunt the same prey. Hyena packs will attack lion cubs, and in response to that, Lionesses will hunt down an entire clan of Hyenas. There is a war-orientation to this because when Lionesses or an Alpha Lion male kills hyenas, they will not eat them. They kill them just to exterminate competition.

Humans, as the masters of the planet are in the highest echelon of predators. Lions, crocodiles, wolves, bears all fall prey to Man. It is natural that Man will clash with other apex predators. To kill or be killed.

In the long run, Man will always win. God has equipped us with something that other animals do not have. The Mind, and Human Logical thinking. It is what makes us pseudo-divine. Made In His Own Image.

OMG! kalooy sa bata.......

Quote from: janjan on May 02, 2008, 06:03:21 AM
ah kana noon nga buwaya musiclover daghan na noon na nakaon sege na kabusog lol

mao jud.cge gihapon kaon bisan nibusdik na sila.lols