The largest crocodile on the planet weighs more than a ton

The title of the largest crocodile on the planet belongs to a saltwater crocodile over 100 years old and weighs 1,000kg in Australia.

Cassius , an Australian 5.48m saltwater crocodile, was recorded by Guinness World Records as the largest captive crocodile on the planet on January 1, 2011. Animals live at Marineland Melanesia theme park on Green Island off Cairns, Queensland, according to Live Science.

Staff in Marineland said that a more than 100-year-old crocodile often eats chicken, fish and pork. Cassius weighs more than a ton of temporary loss of the biggest crocodile title in late 2011 into Lolong's hand. Lolong is a saltwater crocodile caught in Bunawan province, Philippines, with a length of 6.17m.

Giant Cassius crocodile.(Photo: Flickr).

The crocodile hunters take three weeks to find and catch Lolong. More than 100 people were mobilized to search for a crocodile that had twice broken the rope to escape into the water. In fact, they had to use Lolong to push up the scales to determine its weight (1,075kg).

At that time, the 50-year-old Lolong crocodile was suspected of being the culprit in two incidents including the death of a young woman in early March 2009 in the case of a fisherman near the missing Bunawan village. Checking food in Lolong stomach, scientists found water buffalo meat and no trace of humans.

On February 10, 2013, Lolong died in a stable at the Davao Crocodile Park on the Philippine island of Mindanao, according to CNN. Due to the largest crocodile title in the Guinness Book of Records for live animals only, this title was once again awarded to Cassius.

Small crocodiles often eat small prey like insects and crustaceans, while larger individuals mostly eat large prey like birds, mammal sea turtles like water buffaloes, according to the Australian Museum. They can also eat each other and are more likely to treat humans as good hunters.

"A person who is dragged into the water by a crocodile has very little chance of escaping without being seriously injured. The wounds are often very scary and will definitely be infected," the Australian Museum representative said. Saltwater crocodiles are on the list of endangered animals classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.