This is the shocking moment a grandfather in Indonesia was bitten by a rescued crocodile that locals believed was tame. The unnamed pensioner and other tourists had visited the ‘lucky’ reptile that was saved from a flood last week and kept at a local theme park for devotees to make offerings. Believing the crocodile was […]
Tag: Estuarine crocodile
Birdwatch: a close encounter with a flying rhino in Borneo
I’d never seen a flying rhino before. Then again, I’d never visited the lowland rainforest of Borneo. This is the main stronghold of the rhinoceros hornbill, one of the largest and most imposing of its bizarre family. So when a huge black-and-white bird flew out of the forest canopy, I was suitably impressed. I was […]