The croc was pursued not simply for his size, but because he was considered a threat. Authorities suspected him of involvement in at least two fatal attacks in 2009 \u2013 one on a young girl and another on a fisherman \u2013 as well as numerous incidents of livestock predation. While it was never conclusively proven that this particular crocodile was responsible for the deaths, Lolong nevertheless bore the blame.<\/p>\n
The capture was no small feat: it reportedly<\/a> took professional hunters and the local government unit three weeks, the efforts of 100 villagers, and even a crane to extract the lumpering reptile from a marsh in Bunawan, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.<\/p>\n He was named in honour of a local hunter, Ernesto \u201cLolong\u201d Conate, who died of a stroke while orchestrating the capture.<\/p>\n Another image of Lolong in captivity.<\/p>\n After his capture, Lolong was taken to a nearby town and placed in a specially built pen where it consumed over 17 kilograms (37.5 pounds) of pork every five days. The hungry giant quickly became the town\u2019s star attraction, drawing around 500 visitors a day to the remote community of 27,000 people.<\/p>\n When the measurement was officially logged by the Guinness World Record, Lolong swiped the title of the \u201cworld\u2019s largest crocodile\u201d from an Australian croc known as \u201cCassius Clay\u201d, measuring 5.48 meters (17 feet and 11.75 inches). This colossus, captured in the 1980s and estimated to be over 110 years in age, died in November 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Lolong did not live long (so to speak) in captivity. He died on February 10, 2013<\/a>, less than two years after being captured.<\/p>\n![\"Another](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lolong.jpg\" "\\"Another")
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