A 100-year-old, one-tonne crocodile named King Buka has died in captivity, leaving his partner Bonnie devastated.

The 5.3-metre crocodile was living on a cane farm in North Queensland before he was relocated to Koorana Crocodile Farm near Rockhampton in 1984.

King Buka was moved to a wildlife sanctuary after the farm closed down during COVID-19 but his health rapidly deteriorated over the past four months.

John Lever from Koorana Crocodile Farm said King Buka, who was named after a region in Papua New Guinea, lived an active lifestyle on the farm.

He fathered many crocodiles and continued to do so up until 2019, which Mr Lever said was impressive for a crocodile at his age.

'Last year his girl laid 56 eggs and they were all fertile, so he was still an active old bloke,' Mr Lever told ABC.

Mr Lever noticed something was wrong with King Buka when he stopped eating after he was transported to the sanctuary.

'He was looking quite lethargic, he didn't move a great deal,' Mr Lever said.

'We used to go in and hand feed him, as in touch him on the nose with a stick and he'd open his mouth. We'd pop the food in his mouth so he didn't have to come and get it.'

Mr Lever posted the news of King Buka's death on the Koorana Crocodile Farm Facebook page and said he was a gentle giant.

'He was an icon croc, he had a great personality,' Mr Lever said on Facebook.

'He was the sort of croc you could walk in the pen with, he wasn't looking at people as food items, rather we were just feeders, that's all.'

He said King Buka was a 'remarkable family member' who entertained people since he arrived at the farm in 1984.

'Generations of Levers have grown up knowing him, and generations of the general public have also grown knowing him and his beautiful nature.'

Mr Lever also thanked King Buka for 'all the years he took such good care of Bonnie.'

To honour his life, King Buka's head and skin will be removed and treated before they are displayed on the ceiling of the farm's restaurant.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8594439/Beloved-one-tonne-crocodile-King-Buka-100-dies-captivity-devastating-partner-Bonnie.html

next will be to make pepper soup

Westerners like playing rough play with their lives...


I nụkwa crocodile

Asquare84:
next will be to make pepper soup

It's not Nigeria na

Rip crocky, he is really massive

Massive king Buka is dead

Bonnie is now devastated
Ohh

In my Country his name is just begging to be inside Pot

Not a fan of Croc but I admire his longevity.
R.I.P

FP then I comment

I would like to taste crocodile pepper soup.

Some people go still come type 'RIP'

A

Crocs even live longer than humans...and down here , i mean here at the shi.t hole we are struggling with life expectancy of 54 years....issorite

When dem wan do burial make we buy asọ ebi

leaving his partner Bonnie devastated

This part got me wondering?
Like, which partner?
Who saw him engage her?
Who and who attended their wedding?
Who saw her father give his consent?
Which partner?
Wakanda nansense is this. So crocodile now dey do conjugal bliss now?



Oyibo dey mad fa

dark web onions

My knife abeg

Buka

Pele o Bonnie! You'll be okay last last.

B

Good bye buka.See you in croc paradise.They said he was looking at them as feeders instead of food items why didn't you guys enter the water to confirm? Ewus.

This one old pass our country!

Rip King buka

PrincessB1:
Massive king Buka is dead

Bonnie is now devastated
Ohh

RIP croc
No one will oppress you anymore.
but wait...you must have oppressed people too, maybe karma caught up .
So I prophesy , may you find your way into one hungry Naija man stomach.

This king finally died in captivity. So sad.

In Nigeria .............

While Gustav still lives. RIP King.

Noted