The crocodile’s gar was 7 feet, 8 inches long.
Using a bow and arrow, a fisherman in Texas, USA recently caught a giant, prehistoric-looking crocodile.
The fisherman’s brother, Gerardo Benítez, uploaded photos and a video of the giant 7-foot, 8-inch gar Facebook, The post shows Edgar, the fisherman who was caught in the monster fish, standing next to his catch on the shores of Falcon Lake in Texas.
In a social media post, Mr Benitez explained that his brother Edgar caught and killed the giant gar using a bow and arrow – a method of fishing often used to catch freshwater fish such as carp and gar, As well as sometimes sharks and rays in the ocean.
Mr Benitez said in his post, “The thing is it’s not that easy when you go hunting for gar, gar gives you 1 or 2 seconds at most to take a shot and it’s hard to tell That’s how big it is.”
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Since being shared, several people have commented on the Facebook post containing photos and videos condemning the murder. “I’m just not convinced this was a morel crop. You have to let go of those giant breeders. Shot with a bow too…” wrote one user. Another agreed and said, “They should have let this gar be. Like what are they going to do with it? Just take the picture and be like? The gar was already that big. Let’s keep it growing.” “
Other users wrote, “What a clown ploy to kill it” and “Breeding Gar is there. It should have been released.”
According to newsweekThe alligator gar is the largest species of gar and can grow up to 10 feet long. They can also live for a very long time, which can be estimated from the size of the fish. The world record was about nine feet tall and was estimated to be over 90 years old.
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Alligators do not breed every year, which means their population is growing at a slow rate. With the popularity of the alligator gar as a sports fish, the population of fish in their natural range has also declined, the outlet reported. Conservationists’ concerns about crocodile gar populations have led to them being protected by law in parts of their range.
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