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With about 100 crocodiles escaping from a flooded farm in Uthai Thani province, the Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has sought to calm fears that the animals may attack people.
It says crocodiles raised in captivity have no instinct to attack humans.
Thirapat Prayoonsit, the department's deputy chief, said most of the escaped crocodiles are young and less than a metre long. They prefer to live in still water and avoid strong currents. However, to calm fears, the department will cooperate fully with the Fishery Department in efforts to catch the crocodiles.
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Discussion 13 : 13/10/2011 at 11:33 AM13
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Question: how can something that grows up to 7 Meters long, has about 8 Billion sharp teeth, the biting power of a great white shark, eats meat and has a brain the size of an orange NOT be dangerous???
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Discussion 12 : 11/10/2011 at 06:09 PM12
lazar, Discussion 3, "'Crocodiles raised in captivity have no instinct to attack humans.' If this is so then why do we need walls in the croc farms to seperate the crocs from humans? Why can't we roam amongst them freely?" It's to protect the crocs from pestering people! Most of the croc species are nearly defenseless against humans until they become adults. These escaped crocs are so small that authorities can easily pick them up with one hand. If the adult crocs escape the same way in Bangkok, then you should be very worried indeed. I hope the people-in-charge have a plan to prevent this from happening. The last thing a flood victim wants to see is a full-grown adult croc swimming down the road as they are trying to escape the flood waters!
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Discussion 11 : 11/10/2011 at 04:29 PM11
What misleading information for the public !!!
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Discussion 9 : 11/10/2011 at 11:12 AM9
Where is crocodile dundee when he is most needed?
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Discussion 8 : 11/10/2011 at 09:01 AM8
Everytime there is a flood we hear about crocodiles escaping from somewhere .If you cant contain your animals in flood situations then you should be fined the value of each animal for their escape .
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Discussion 7 : 11/10/2011 at 08:55 AM7
'not fierce' Just hungry...
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Discussion 6 : 11/10/2011 at 08:43 AM6
Journalists in Thailand are not educated to think for themselves. They will just repeat what people tell them.
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Discussion 5 : 11/10/2011 at 07:41 AM5
Seriously, what planet do you people live on, crocodiles cannot be tamed and once the hunger gets them they will attack anything for food, including humans. Do you write this stuff just to fill the pages....how about telling the truth for a change and letting the people know to be careful. The way your irresponsible journalism(if you can call it that)has the story, someone if going to try an pat one of these creatures on the head...next thing...hello lunch.
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Discussion 4 : 11/10/2011 at 07:15 AM4
crocodiles are prehistoric. I find the Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department's statement the crocodiles won't attack is outrageous. ANY animal will always have his prehistoric survivable skills. One of which is to eat when hungry !
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