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Swiss zookeepers kill rare crocodile after worker bitten in enclosure

December 26, 2019
Philippine Crocodile Close Up. Crocodylus mindorensis

A zoo in Switzerland has shot dead a rare crocodile that bit a zookeeper’s hand – and wouldn’t let go.

The employee was cleaning the Philippine crocodile’s cage earlier this week when the bite occurred, according to German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

While the 1.5-metre-long reptile did eventually let go of her hand after several minutes, zookeepers later decided to kill the animal.

There are an estimated 250 Philippine crocodiles left in the wild.

The zookeeper remains in hospital, the news agency reports.

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