Jan 25
Ukrainian Crocodile Eats Cell Phone
Posted in: science, Today's Chili
To all of those who have ever had a cell phone slip out of a pocket into a toilet or a bathtub or a sink, I say, take solace in the fact that it could have been worse–the thing could have been eaten by a prehistoric reptile. Gena, a crocodile in a Ukrainian aquarium, chomped down on a Nokia handset after a woman dropped in into a tank while attempting to take a picture.
The woman reported the incident to aquarium workers, but no one actually believed her story–not until the African crocodile started ringing. After the discovery, everyone naturally started comparing the whole thing to the alarm clock-swallowing crocodile in Peter Pan. Gena, however, has lost his appetite, refusing to eat anything in the month since he swallowed the phone, despite his keepers attempts to get him to eat a live quail injected with a laxative.
Gena’s really not doing that well. “He moves very little and swims much less than he used to,” a staff member told the press. Staff members are considering surgery as a last resort.
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