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Three men have been arrested in South Africa for stealing a long Nile crocodile worth about $1,300 from a farm in the North West province, reports said.
The men are believed to have used a pick-up truck to take the animal from a crocodile farm in the Hartbeesfontein area about 200 kilometers west of Johannesburg.
The crocodile was found tied up with rope and wire in an abandoned farmhouse.
“The men had covered it up with tree branches in an attempt to hide it,” police said.
“How did they slip this animal out?” police spokeswoman Col. Adele Myburgh said. “It’s not a baby crocodile by any means.”
“Investigation is ongoing to find out how they managed to get the large crocodile out of the farm, which had secure fencing,”she said.
The men were arrested and are due to appear in court.
The crocodile has been “returned to its rightful owner,” police said.
