Dispensary Corner 17 Oct 11
October 17, 2011
MOTHER nature redresses balance.
A croc-out-of-water tale of
friendship between a Costa Rican
five-metre crocodile called
Poncho and his owner Gilberto
Sheedan, has ended after 17
years, with the crocodile passing
away peacefully at the ripe old
age of 50.
Poncho was picked up by
Gilberto 17 years ago, on the side
of the Parismina river, close to
death after having been shot in
the eye and left to die.
Rather than leaving the
suffering fully-grown croc, the
warm hearted Gilberto popped
him in his truck and took him
home.
Over the next few months
Gilberto nursed the dinosaur
back to health, even at times
sleeping in the same bed to
ensure he was okay.
For his efforts, not only did
Gilberto gain a life-long friend,
but he claims to have
‘domesticated’ Poncho, and was
able to put on shows with his pet
which saw the croc perform tricks
on command such as winking his
good eye, lifting his head and tail
out of the water and rolling over
and allowing Gilberto to stick his
head inside his powerful jaws.
NEW meaning to having a head like a melon.
A Russian artist, Dimitri Tsykalov, is surprising the art world with his human skull creations. Fashioned out of fruit using surgery favourites including axes, saws, electrical drills, scalpels, pincers and cotton wool pads, the skulls are disturbingly lifelike, and following completion are left to rot as part of the ‘art’.
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