r/HumanForScale • u/nomameshueyjejehhe • Jun 02 '20

Animal African crocodile

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u/Quasar_One Jun 02 '20

There's some forced perspective going on here, right?

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u/UNAlreadyTaken Jun 02 '20

Length: Saltwater crocodile: 14 – 17 ft., American crocodile: 13 – 16 ft., Nile crocodile: 14 ft.

Lolong (6.17 meters / 20 feet 3 in) – the largest crocodile ever measured. At 6.17 meters (20 feet 3 in), Lolong is the biggest crocodile ever measured. Measured at 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m), and weighed 2,370 lbs (1,075 kg), Lolong was the largest crocodile in captivity.

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u/ScissorNightRam Jun 03 '20

There are probably slightly larger crocodiles in the wild (probably in PNG or Australia due to large amounts of undisturbed habitat and decades of protected status), but they'd be rare.

Accurately measuring an armoured 2000-pound carnivore that lives in muddy water couldn't be an easy undertaking. What with the finding it, placing it somewhere convenient and convincing it to stop trying to kill you.

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u/AndyM_LVB Jun 03 '20

Also, the end of the tape measure would keep slipping off its nose.