Talk:Gustave (crocodile)

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Someone who knows what's going on should clarify if he's alive or dead, as the intro says he's alive... while the second section says he's presumed dead. That's really encyclopedia quality continuity there....

As of April 2007, Gustave is alive. This has been reported by National Geographic <refTemplate:Http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/news/gustave-primeval/article.html<. But, regarding his size, I grant you that 20 feet may be on the low side for him, but there is no way he is 30 feet. Were he to have this size, he would easily be the largest crocodile in modern time. And he would make his species, the Nile crocodile, the largest living reptile, ahead of the saltwater croc. I'd suggest we say 20-23 feet. That still puts him on par with the largest living saltie

DinoJones 00:18, 22 October 2007 (UTC)1 ton is FAR too low of a weight estimate for Gustave. There have been plenty of 16 foot Nile and Saltwater Crocodiles that have weighed in at around 1 ton. Gustave would be closer to 3,000 to 4,000 lbs.[reply]

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No offense who ever you are but Gustave is not 23 feet long and he is not 22 feet long he is 20 feet long I don't know why you people keep confusing this. Even the largest Nile crocodile on record which was 21 feet long doesn't approach that. Although your right about the saltwater crocodile being 23 feet long although the largest based from a skull would have been a few inches longer than 23 feet.

Indeed, the cited source (National Geographic) states that he is 20 feet long, so I've changed the article accordingly ([1]). Thanks for the tip. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 23:30, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The claim ... in 2004 he was estimated to be 66 years old, 27 feet (8.2 m) in length and to weigh around 2.5 tonne, making him the largest confirmed crocodile ever seen in Africa seems highly dubious.

  I saw the PBS show, and the croc they depicted was considerably longer than 21 feet.

The article on the Nile crocodile states: Males usually weigh about 500 lbs (225 kg), but very large & old specimens can reach up to 2000 lbs (909 kg). The largest accurately measured male was shot near Mwanza, Tanzania and measured 6.45 m (21.3 ft) and weighed approximately 1,090 kg (2,400 lb). "Gustave" - if he actually exists - cannot weigh two-and-a-half times as much. The same goes for his length: very nearly 6 feet longer than the largest specimen ever measured? This has to be exaggerated. Textor (talk) 09:23, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That was vandalism from earlier today, since reverted. Thanks for the tip. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 09:34, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aspiazu

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Is this vandalism? i cant find anything on this aspiazu.Fjoekjui 21:54, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted it after I searched for "Aspiazu" and came up with nothing. I assume either its from the film or vandalism. Pflan88 22:34, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Even worse"?

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– Since removed. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 23:30, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Even worse, it is feared that Gustave is behind the death of four to six hippos. Gustave's physical appearance could scare even the most hardened inmates..."

It seems to me that this wording is not NPOV. --Neo3DGfx 17:46, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

no pictures?

this croc is still out there and even has a documentary and a horror movie made about it....and we don't have one picture?

There are a couple on the web. Feel free to google some up and add them yourself.

Not sure if this helps, but there is a video of Gustave on Youtube.com. You simply have to type in "Giant Crocodiles" in the Search bar, and the video should be near the top of the list.

Toa of Gravity August 1, 2007

Also if you search up Gustave the crocodile on google (on web) there will be a web page all bout Gustave (its the first page they show u)--NayelyAce 00:01, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced edits by Johnny542

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He developed a taste for human flesh by feeding on dead bodies thrown into the water by a local warlord.

His huge size has allowed him to kill and eat an adult hippopotamus, a feat that would be impossible for smaller crocodiles. Since he is too big and heavy to catch smaller prey like small mammals and fish, he catches larger, heavier animals like wildebeast and zebra. Thanks to his thick, armored skin, he has also survived several attacks by humans wielding guns and knives.

It is considered if Gustave be protected instead of killed because the scientists say that he is one of a kind.

82.71.48.158 04:35, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All those things are true. Just go to the websites and look it up. Also go to youtube and look up Gustave and I might even put in more websites to show you. Johnny542 12:48, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube is not a respected source last I checked, certainly not a 2nd hand account of what someone thought they saw Gustave do, nor do the respected sources mention him eating any hippo, and the theory that he may of moved on to humans from the corpses Rusizi, so there are no references for those things at the top Johnny boy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.137.207.191 (talk) 07:30, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube video

Does anybody have a proper reference for the documentary excerpt from YouTube that is cited in the article? —MJBurrage^(T•C) 17:40, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The obvious error about Gustave must be corrected. The article says Gustave is 6.70 meter long. Towards the end of the write-up, the saltwater croc is given as 7.0 meter long with a note in brackets "a meter longer than Gustave." How can that be, the length difference can only be 0.30 meter (7.0~6.7=0.30 m) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.99.203.184 (talk) 10:31, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]