{"id":26951,"date":"2013-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/26951\/crocodile-spotted-in-beirut-river"},"modified":"2023-08-30T07:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T07:21:15","slug":"crocodile-spotted-in-beirut-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/26951\/crocodile-spotted-in-beirut-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Crocodile Spotted in Beirut River"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to ” target=”_new”> Al Joumhouria newspaper<\/a>, a crocodile was spotted near Beirut river where the slaughterhouse is located, making it the perfect environment for crocodiles to thrive.<\/p>\n

The newspaper published a picture of only three crocodiles that witnesses told the newspaper that they’ve constantly seen during the past two weeks.<\/p>\n


(Photo via Al Joumhouria <\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n

According to Al Joumhouria, The crocodile is a Nile crocodile, also known as Crocodylus niloticus.<\/i> Originating in Africa and considered one of the most dangerous crocodiles in the world, this species is a major threat to humans, and is responsible for hundreds of deaths of people every year.<\/p>\n

The average length of a Nile crocodile is from 4 to 6 meters, and weighs about 500 kilograms.<\/p>\n

I find it amusing that this occurence comes only a weeks after the Ministry of Tourism’s inspiring ad<\/a>, which stated: \u201cThey say stay away from Lebanon, but is there anything more beautiful than Lebanon?\u201d <\/p>\n

Target 1: Foreigners. Check
Target 2: Crocodiles. Bingo! <\/p>\n

Apparently, we’re not the only ones making Lebanese crocodile jokes. Here’s some tweets to back it up proving only one thing: we Lebanese never take threats seriously. Ever.<\/p>\n

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@LACOSTE<\/a> taking their marketing to a whole new level by putting a crocodile in #Beirut<\/a> river. #Lebanon<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/vPpaggEKvD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kareem Chehayeb (@kareemvots) July 24, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n