The Dog With The Longest Ears On The Planet. Guinness World Records 2012. Woman with the longest tongue. The crocodile weighs one ton and is believed responsible for eating at least one fisherman, but this monster has finally been caught by 100 men in Philippines. Measuring 21 ft (about 6.5 m), the monster is the largest crocodile captured alive in recent years. World's largest crocodile…
Lolong, the one-ton crocodile caught in Bunawan, Philippines, has been named the world’s largest saltwater crocodile in captivity. The Associated Press reports that Lolong was caught by locals last September. On Monday, the Guinness Book of World Records declared that the 20.24 feet, 1000 pound crocodile was the largest in captivity. At the time of the crocodile’s capture, Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde…
Medusa, the world’s largest snake weighs more than 300 lbs (135 kg), is 25ft (7.5 meters) long and it takes 15 people to hold her. Medusa, a massive python is set to slither into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest snake living in captivity. The giant snake, which will be on display at the Edge of Hell haunted house attraction in Kansas City, eats a 40lb animal about o…
…;We can’t manage typhoons, but we can manage their effects,” provincial Governor Joey Salceda was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. The Philippines suffers frequent typhoons, about 20 a year, but Nesat is thought to be the largest this year. Typhoon Nesat comes almost exactly two years after Typhoon Ketsana killed more than 400 people….
The Dog With The Longest Ears On The Planet. One Ton Crocodile Captured In Philippines. Largest Crocodile In The World. A woman with a four-inch tongue and another one with 10-foot fingernails are among entries in the 2012 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. Aevin Dugas, 36, from New Orleans, US, is also gets an entry for having grown the world’s largest natural afro. She is…
Mark Moffett, a nature-lover has revealed how he spent two days tracking down a giant insect, weta, on a remote New Zealand island – and got it to eat a carrot out of his hand. Mark Moffett, 53, from Colorado, found that giant weta, genus Deinacrida of the family Anostostomatidae, is the world’s biggest insect in terms of weight. The insect weighs 71g and is heavier than a sparrow and three…
French Yoann Galeran has managed to escape a saltwater crocodile that latched on to his head as he swam in Australia’s Northern Territory. Yoann Galeran, 29, said he was “very lucky” to have survived the attack. He was swimming from shore in the remote town of Nhulunbuy to retrieve a dinghy when the crocodile – estimated to be 8ft in length – attacked him on Sunday….
tion growth outpaces economic growth, reproductive health care remains a crucial issue. Ugochi Daniels, UNFPA representative said that while the Philippines population remains young, with people under 25 making up 54% of the total, they needed to be taught proper “life skills” and about sexual issues. Ugochi Daniels said that while women were having fewer children globally, the overall…
The world’s largest book has been put on public display in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Dubai at IBN Battuta Mall. The book, named “This is Muhammad”, entered the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest book on February 27. It took professional workers 16 months to finish the 5-meter-long, 4.03-meter-wide and 1.5-ton book, which is estimated to be worth 2.9…
One Ton Crocodile Captured In Philippines. Largest Crocodile In The World. Guinness World Records 2012. Woman with the longest tongue. Harbor is the black-and-tan coonhound with the longest canine ears in the world, according to Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records has named Harbor the possessor of the longest canine ears on the planet after his ears measurement: the left ear measur…
…iday night. Almost 35,000 people were still sheltering in evacuation centres on Sunday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. Many of the bodies were unclaimed after nearly 24 hours, raising the prospect that entire families had died, Philippines Red Cross Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang said. “The affected area is so wide and huge and I believe they have not rea…
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on late Monday morning killing at least 13 people, official reports say. The death toll includes at least two children, according to the government’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). The quake hit 70 km north of Dumaguete city on Negros island at 11.49 (03.49 GMT) at a depth of 20 km, according to the…
ord. Many maternity hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of births, and the UN appealed to the Philippines earlier this year to pass the family planning bill. A government health survey in 2011 found that the maternal mortality rate had risen by 36% between 2006 and 2010….
More than 40,000 people have been moved into shelter as powerful Typhoon Bopha hits Mindanao island, southern Philippines. Typhoon Bopha made landfall on Mindanao early on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts of 210 km/h (130 mph). At least four people died in the storm, which caused power cuts, travel disruption and flooding in areas at risk of landslides. Bopha comes a year after Typhoon…
…pected to fetch $1.15 million Despite the doubt, Jeff Nechka said that he was confident the stone has been priced accordingly. “If it was solid, untreated emerald, you would be looking at 10 or 20 times the value for sure,” Jeff Nechka told JCK. Regan Reaney, the Calgary gem wholesaler who is selling the stone, told JCK that anyone who questions the stone is welcome to examine it. “This is…
k the southern Philippines has risen to 1,020 The storm displaced hundreds of thousands of people and caused severe damage to property and infrastructure. A large relief operation continues. More than 27,000 people remain in evacuation centres, with many more sheltering at the homes of friends and family. The Philippines is hit by several typhoons each year but they usually strike further to the n…
ound for Mindoro Island, crashed at about 14:30 local time. A resident told The Philippine Star newspaper that a Christmas party has just been held at the school. Mayor Florencio Bernabe said at least 20 people had been taken to hospital with injuries, AFP reports….
…sherman, was shot dead on May 9 when the coastguard vessel opened fire on his boat. He was in waters south-east of Taiwan and north of the Philippines, an area considered by both countries to be their 200 nautical mile-from-shore exclusive economic zone. The Philippine coast guard said its crew believed he was trying to ram their vessel – claims the Taiwanese fishermen have denied. Maritime…
…y fast overnight as people slept. “Massive flooding had been reported over the region, especially in Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro City,” Benito Ramos said. Rivers burst their banks after 25 mm of rain fell in 24 hours. More than 430 people have been killed and many more missing in recent flash floods triggered by typhoon Washi in the southern Philippines The Philippine National Red…
A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake offshore. The quake had a depth of 33 km (20 miles) and struck at 20:47 local time, the US Geological Survey said. It was located off the Philippines island of Samar. A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake offshore There…
…ompany went bankrupt in 1992 the hangar fell into disuse. A Malaysian company saw the potential in the hangar, which is the world’s largest freestanding building, and Tropical Islands Resort opened in 2004. The Tropical Islands Resort in Krausnick, Germany, is the world’s largest indoor beach with 400 sunloungers Despite the impressive interior of the hot hangar, visitors reviewing the indoor tro…
The death toll from powerful Typhoon Bopha battering the southern Philippines has risen to about 200, as rescue teams arrive in affected areas. At least 156 people are known to have died in Compostela Valley province alone when Typhoon Bopha struck eastern Mindanao, local officials said. Rescuers have reached most areas, but have had difficulty getting to some isolated communities. Many were evac…
Australian Warren Rodwell, who was kidnapped 15 months ago by al-Qaeda-linked group Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines, has been released. Warren Rodwell was freed on Saturday near Pagadian city in the southern Philippines, police said. He was kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in 2011, and had last been shown alive in a video posted on social media websites in December. Abu Sayyaf is considered the sm…
Mayon volcano has erupted in the Philippines, killing four German climbers and their guide. Mount Mayon at 206 miles south-east of the capital Manila sent a cloud of ash and rocks into the sky early on Tuesday. The ash blast caught a group climbing the mountain, which is famous for its near-perfect cone. At least seven other climbers were hurt in the eruption, which lasted for just over a minute….
…in 1942. The network of marine reserve will also include the Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The plan will see the numbers of marine reserves off the Australian coast increased from 27 to 60. “What we’ve done is effectively create a national parks estate in the ocean,” Tony Burke told Australian media. However, activists and environmental protection groups are…
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