Saintly reptile: Crocodile turns vegetarian

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Saintly reptile: Crocodile turns vegetarian

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Saintly reptile: Crocodile turns vegetarian

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NDTV Correspondent

 

Saturday, August 26, 2006 (Kasargod):

 

We've all heard of celebrities who turn vegetarian as part of a fad, but

here's someone who's become a celebrity purely on the virtue of being

vegetarian!

 

A crocodile in a temple pond in Kasargod in Kerala has now shot to fame

locally after news got out that this reptile has no meaty cravings.

 

He instead makes do with generous helpings of local boiled red rice.

 

The crocodile, which is approximately two meters in length, lies peacefully

in a dark cave, waiting for its daily rendezvous with the temple priests who

feed the hungry reptile.

 

Although crocodiles can adapt themselves to different situations, a purely

vegetarian crocodile is unheard of.

 

Folklore has it that the crocodile found its way to the temple pond in 1940s

and has been here since, rarely coming out and never causing any mischief.

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