"Crocodile" seen in Sengkang river
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By Saifulbahri Ismail | Posted: 21 February 2012 1950 hrs
SINGAPORE: Sightings of a creature that looked like a crocodile wading in a river got some residents living in the north eastern part of Singapore worried.
Channel NewsAsia received a hotline call on Tuesday morning that a "crocodile" was seen in the Sengkang river, near the H2O condominium.
The creature -- which looked like a monitor lizard -- was captured on Channel NewsAsia's camera. It was gliding upstream with its head above water.
Both the national water agency PUB and animal welfare group ACRES sent teams to investigate.
When they got there, the creature had fled the scene and no one could ascertain if it was indeed a crocodile.
The episode led to the question of who should be contacted, if a crocodile were spotted in a neighbourhood.
Channel NewsAsia ran a check with various authorities and understands if the reptile was found in a river, a canal, or any waterway, PUB should be contacted.
The police said if the reptile was found around the HDB estate, the Town Council should be alerted.
But whether it's in water or on land, ACRES said it stands ready to respond to any calls of animals in distress.
Crocodiles have been seen in public in the past.
Experts said if the creature spotted in Sengkang river was indeed a crocodile, it is likely to be a species of saltwater crocodile commonly found in Southeast Asia.
If members of public see such wildlife, they are advised not to go near or provoke the creature.
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Should be a monitor lizard
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Originally posted by Mr Milo:
Should be a monitor lizard
think so too, crocs have longer jaws usually submerge while in water.
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where is sengkang river?
tts the LOCH NESS OMGWTF!
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Somebody escape from detention centre again?
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it got lost on the way to bedok reservoir
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WTH...
i got see this before, its a moniter lizard.
stupid cna, i will get my vid up on thursday afternoon.
now for my study in common test. ~
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could it be an alligator?
alligators have the longest jaw
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Originally posted by Mr Milo:
could it be an alligator?
alligators have the longest jaw
Alligators are found only in the US and China (and in zoos). Their jaws are shorter but broader than those of crocodiles and gharials.
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the more i look at it, the more i want to laugh at cna
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Its a monitor lizard.
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
the more i look at it, the more i want to laugh at cna
sgporeans too comfy with modern living - lizard n croc cant tell
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Life is so stressful one can hallucinate a rat for a wolf
Lolz
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suddenly feel like uploading the vidoe of the moniter lizard on land.
but realise my voice is silly
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maybe it juz a water monitor
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Originally posted by 4sg:
sgporeans too comfy with modern living - lizard n croc cant tell
This bunch of CNA never saw a croc before. FUCK OFF. Waste my time.
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hoh jiak boh?
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AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
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Originally posted by TehJarVu:
hoh jiak boh?
actually, quite nice to eat...
but monitor lizards are a protected species in Singapore
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wow look like a dragon
coz its dragon year
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So much for sensationalism in journalism... Far from the stupidity in USA media....
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Round head, long neck... Really does looks like monitor lizard...
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Any monkey can tell that is a monitor lizard.
This isn't news at all.
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I wonder will they feature buaya walking ard on land for news next???
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how is that a croc ???
I just dun see any similarities lol