Gucci caught
Hong Kong's celebrity crocodile, that evaded expert crodocile hunters and became a major attraction has finally been caught.
Fishermen found Gucci the saltwater croc — first spotted in a swampy creek in November — trapped in a steel noose, said Cheung Chi-sun, a wildlife protection officer from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
A live broadcast on Cable TV showed agriculture department officials in a small boat moving the 5-foot-long reptile from the creek. It didn't seem to put up much of a struggle.
The 4 year old croc, somewhat omniously named Gucci, had earlier humiliated famous Australian croc hunter John Lever and other experts. It will not, as the name indicates, become a ladies' handbag but will be retired to a wetland park.
Not long after the reptile was first sighted in November, radio callers elected it "Personality of the Year."
Which probably says a lot about the other celebrities there.
Maybe the croc has the qualities the political masters in Beijing are searching for in a ruler of Hong Kong?
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