: (AP) A zoo worker had his forearm reattached Thursday after his colleagues recovered the severed limb from the mouth of a 440-pound Nile crocodile, an official said.
The crocodile severed Chang Po-yu's forearm on Wednesday at the Shaoshan Zoo in the southern city of Kaohsiung when the veterinarian tried to retrieve a tranquilizer dart from the reptile's hide, zoo officials said.
The Liberty Times newspaper said Chang failed to notice the crocodile was not fully anesthetized when he stuck his arm through an iron rail to medicate it.
As Chang was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday, a zoo worker shot two bullets at the crocodile's neck to retrieve the forearm, said Chen Po-tsun, a zoo official.
"The crocodile was unharmed as we didn't find any bullet holes on its hide," Chen said. "It probably was shocked and opened its mouth to let go of the limb."
The 17-year-old reptile is one of a pair of Nile crocodiles kept by the Kaohsiung zoo. The crocodile is listed as an endangered species, and is rapidly disappearing from its native African habitat.
Chen said the zoo purchased the crocodile from a local resident who had kept it as a pet.
Humans should never try to "zoo keep" prehistoric animals.....how do you think they have been on top of the food chain since the begining of time......duh! I wouldnt do that crazy shyt for 700k a year!! If I show up on shift they will all be shot up come night shift....... I'd be charged with being a serial murder!!!!
1: That's the worst handjob i'v ever seen!!!!!
2: JUST THROW YA HANDS IN THE AIR...AND WAVE EM LIKE YA JUST DONT CARE!! (OHH WAIT MY BAD THE ZOOKEEPER CANT DO THAT NO MORE)
3: I wonder if the croc shook his head and waved him goodbye?
4: I guess he'll think twice before tryin to give a crocodile a helping hand!!
5: Question: what is the sound of one hand clapping? Answer: A croc shakin his head!
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BULLSH*T
THE PHOTO'S ARE FAKE......THE STORY IS FAKE.....AND MTO IS DEFINATE FAKE.....A CROC IS A CARNAVORE AND DOESN'T TAKE PUBLICITY SHOT'S BEFORE SWALLOWING SUCH A SMALL PIECE OF FOOD...... AND WHO OR WHAT IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WILL GO INSIDE THE FENCE AND PULL THAT SMALL PIECE OF A LIMB OUT OF A CROC'S MOUTH? AND THE LIMB IS STILL IN GOOD ENOUGH CONDITION TO BE RE-ATTACHED!!!
BULLSH*T
