The Dhaka Times Desk People make friends with people. But friendship with the terrible animal crocodile! Can't think. But that's what actually happened. Today there is a story of a village where people and crocodiles developed a strange friendship.
We have seen stories of human friendship with animals like tigers and lions. But human friendship with an animal like crocodile is a very difficult thing. Still happened. According to zoologists, being very primitive in intelligence, crocodiles only react instinctively to survive, attack or defend themselves. It is not natural for crocodiles to form friendships or relationships with other species. But there is a village where humans and crocodiles have developed a friendship. No crocodile has ever mistakenly attacked a human. Humans have never killed crocodiles.
The news media reported this incredible incident. This rare event is happening in a small village in Ghana on the African continent. The name of that village is 'Pagar'. The residents have been living peacefully with the crocodiles for years. In addition to people, the village has about a hundred crocodiles.
Zoologists are also shocked by this rare friendly relationship between humans and crocodiles. Which is also considered as a matter of mystery to them. According to the locals, they believe that each villager's soul is connected to a crocodile. Villagers also believe that crocodiles are the souls of dead relatives in their village.
Village surrounded by land. That village is not surrounded by rivers and canals. Crocodiles live in a pond here. Looking at the beginning of the incident is even more surprising. But the surprising thing is that they do not know any accurate information about how many years ago the crocodiles came to this village.
According to the local legend of the area, the first man who came to live in the area nearly died of exhaustion and thirst from his long journey. While following a crocodile, the man found the pond and survived.
He then in return declared the crocodiles of the region sacred. He held this animal in a special respect among his people. Still killing or injuring crocodiles in Pagare village is strictly forbidden religiously. Many tourists from the country and abroad come to this village every year after knowing the story of Pagar's crocodile in various newspapers and magazines. Because of this it is now one of the tourist areas in Ghana.
Many tourists from different parts of the world come here every day. For them daily crocodile exhibition is arranged in the crocodile pond. An exhibitor whistles to attract the crocodile's attention. He then waved the live chicks around, so that the crocodiles came out on top of the water. Demonstrators feed chicks to crocodiles. Then began the most incredible thing. Interested tourists can touch the body of the crocodile during this time. You can caress the crocodile. Many even ride on the back of a crocodile!
However, despite this strange behavior of crocodiles, zoologists are not sitting idly by. They are also working hard to find out the reason for this mysterious and strange behavior.
A crocodile that always rushes to the smell of human blood, dismembers the human body in an instant. That crocodile is silent even after getting people so close. Think once!
Check out the incredible crocodiles in the video
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