Animal Planet has already aired a documentary about Lolong which they filmed after ours, but the Nat Geo show will show the actual official measurement. Lolong's enclosure was actually relatively large, certainly in terms of water and land area, compared with your typical zoo crocodile enclosure. In the meantime, Guinness World Records have accepted my measurement and the evidence provided by National Geographic, and declared Lolong the largest crocodile in captivity … Sep 29, 2018 - Explore cocoicadacio's board "Lolong the Crocodile" on Pinterest. See more ideas about Crocodile, Crocodiles, Saltwater crocodile. Several news articles are misreporting the correct measurement, so I thought you'd like to hear the correct figure directly from me. Lolong measured 6.17 m (20.2 ft) and weighed 1,075 kg (2,370 lb) and was named after the late crocodile hunter Ernesto “Lolong” Conate, who was leading the hunt for a rumored monster crocodile near Lake Mihaba when he died of a stroke – just days before a real monster croc was hauled in alive. Lolong's tiny enclosure and extremely shallow pond caused the crocodile to suffer such stress that it stopped eating altogether a month before its death. Accurate length measurement for Lolong Last Thursday 10 November 2011 at the request of National Geographic and with the consent of local officials I had the opportunity to measure Lolong, potentially the world's largest crocodile. WHEREAS, Crocodile Lolong peacefully joined his creator yesterday, February 10, 2013 at 8:05PM of undetermined cause in Bunawan, Agusan Del Sur; WHEREAS, Lolong shot to prominence after Guinness World Records representatives and international crocodile … EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND GRIEF AND SORROW OF PHILIPPINE CONGRESS ON THE DEATH OF CROCODILE LOLONG. Crocs in the wild can and do often choose to live in quite small pools, surprisingly so at times, although others will range more widely given the choice. Lolong, more than any crocodile before him in the Philippines, did what years of education by humans were struggling to do - change people's perceptions on a large scale about crocodiles.