Anti-Social Darwinism
29-04-2006, 02:11
Friday, April 28, 2006
Cantankerous croc bites off more than it can chew
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A cantankerous crocodile chased a man
removing a storm-felled tree from its pen before stealing his
chainsaw, shattering a few teeth in the process.
The aptly named Brutus, a 15-foot saltwater crocodile kept
as an attraction at the Corroboree Park Tavern in Australia's
Northern Territory, took offence at the noise of the chainsaw
as the man cut the fallen tree, tavern co-owner Linda Francis
told Reuters.
"Freddy had climbed out on to the tree and was removing a
limb when the crocodile just erupted from his pool about 20m
(60 ft) away and used the tree to launch himself up at Fred and
the chainsaw," Francis said Friday.
"Fred virtually gave him the chainsaw, shoved it at him. It
was still going and he took the chainsaw onto the ground and
proceeded to smash it and it stalled. The crocodile didn't cut
himself, just broke a few teeth."
Brutus then took the chainsaw into his pond and played with
it for about an hour, destroying it, before losing interest.
--- Well done, Brutus---
Cantankerous croc bites off more than it can chew
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A cantankerous crocodile chased a man
removing a storm-felled tree from its pen before stealing his
chainsaw, shattering a few teeth in the process.
The aptly named Brutus, a 15-foot saltwater crocodile kept
as an attraction at the Corroboree Park Tavern in Australia's
Northern Territory, took offence at the noise of the chainsaw
as the man cut the fallen tree, tavern co-owner Linda Francis
told Reuters.
"Freddy had climbed out on to the tree and was removing a
limb when the crocodile just erupted from his pool about 20m
(60 ft) away and used the tree to launch himself up at Fred and
the chainsaw," Francis said Friday.
"Fred virtually gave him the chainsaw, shoved it at him. It
was still going and he took the chainsaw onto the ground and
proceeded to smash it and it stalled. The crocodile didn't cut
himself, just broke a few teeth."
Brutus then took the chainsaw into his pond and played with
it for about an hour, destroying it, before losing interest.
--- Well done, Brutus---