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"Tico Tarzan" Tames Crocodile
A dog is usually described as a
man's best friend, but in Costa
Rica a man has become best mates
with a huge 16.5 foot crocodile
weighing almost 1,000lbs.
Gilberto Graham has seemingly
domesticated the croc, and has
even started his own show in
which he cavorts with the beast
in a swimming pool and gives it
commands.
During the performance,
Gilberto, known also as the "Tico
Tarzan", gets up close to the
open jaw of the crocodile, and
even bites one of the animal's
teeth.
An Italian tourist came away
from the show shaking his head,
saying: "I've never scene a show
like this. It's the first time
I've seen a person tame a
crocodile."
Tico Tarzan said he found the
reptile wounded by a bullet five
years ago after it had been shot
by a farmer who wanted to keep
it from eating his cattle.
He claims he cured and fed the
crocodile - and little by little
he got to know the croc and
gained its confidence.
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