Aug 18, 2009: Chito & Pocho

xoxoxoBruce · 08-17-2009, 11:28 PM

Who need Steve Irwin when we have Chito... shown here with 980 lb Pocho.

They're friends, you see.

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'This is a very dangerous routine but Pocho is my friend and we have a good relationship,' says 52-year-old Chito.
'He will look me in the eye and he does not attack me.
'It is too dangerous for anyone else to come in the water. It is only ever the two of us.'

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Shot in the left eye by a cattle farmer after preying on a herd of cows, Chito enlisted the help of several friends to load the massive reptile into his boat. Naming him 'Pocho' (meaning strength), the fisherman says he healed the reptile with medicine, food, and, more importantly, lots of care and attention.

During the recovery process, Chito stayed by Pocho's side, even sleeping with him at night.
'I just wanted him to feel that someone loved him, that not all humans are bad,' Chito says. 'I love all animals, especially ones that have suffered. It meant a lot of sacrifice. I had to be there every day.'

After Chito felt that Pocho had bonded with him, he started to get closer.
'After 10 years I started to work with him,' he says. 'At first it was slow, slow and I started to play with him a little, touching him a little bit and then slowly doing more. Then I found that when I called his name he would come over to me.'

I still wouldn't trust him.

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spudcon · 08-17-2009, 11:41 PM

Someone throw Pocho a bag of Chitos.

Gravdigr · 08-18-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

Someone throw Pocho a bag of Chitos.

Someone throw Pocho Chito's bag. (Fixed it for ya)

spudcon · 08-18-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Someone throw Pocho Chito's bag. (Fixed it for ya)

Thank you Digger, that's much funnier.

Scriveyn · 08-18-2009, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

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'This is a very dangerous routine but Pocho is my friend and we have a food relationship,' says 52-year-old Chito.

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There, fixed it for ya.

SPUCK · 08-18-2009, 06:07 AM

Ahh. I think that's cute.

No really! I do!

They're both really special.

dar512 · 08-18-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

They're both really special.

Special like in short-bus special?

SPUCK · 08-19-2009, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

Special like in short-bus special?

I could imagine that big sucka being blind in one eye realizing that he has a pretty coosh setup, and just going with the flow.

This is all predicated on them having a lot more smarts that I ever guess before. I guess something that has survived for 50 million years could have some brains.

ZenGum · 08-18-2009, 06:16 AM

Pretty cool, but I reckon a stingray barb to the heart would #&%$ him up, too.

And just this once, can we talk about being eaten by the IotD?

spudcon · 08-18-2009, 07:25 AM

It's not Friday, why are we getting a picture of a cute little animal?

xoxoxoBruce · 08-18-2009, 07:29 AM

Hey Sheldon, spudcon thinks Chito is, "a cute little animal".

Alluvial · 08-18-2009, 07:50 AM

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Shot in the left eye by a cattle farmer after preying on a herd of cows, Chito enlisted the help of several friends to load the massive reptile into his boat.

The guy's a cattle rustler !!

capnhowdy · 08-18-2009, 08:02 AM

I think Pocho is just waiting on Chito to get a little meat on his bones.

TheMercenary · 08-18-2009, 09:14 AM

The dude is obviously not from around here. Pretty amazing. I agree with the others, the croc is just bidding his time.

Spexxvet · 08-18-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

The dude is obviously not from around here. Pretty amazing. I agree with the others, the croc is just bidding his time.

It's not a croc, it's a gator. Or a shark. But it's definitley not a dolphin or a croc.

08-17-2009, 11:41 PM	#2
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Someone throw Pocho a bag of Chitos. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

08-18-2009, 06:16 AM	#9
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Pretty cool, but I reckon a stingray barb to the heart would #&%$ him up, too. And just this once, can we talk about being eaten by the IotD? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-18-2009, 07:25 AM	#10
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	It's not Friday, why are we getting a picture of a cute little animal? __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

08-18-2009, 07:29 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hey Sheldon, spudcon thinks Chito is, "a cute little animal". __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-18-2009, 08:02 AM	#13
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I think Pocho is just waiting on Chito to get a little meat on his bones. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

08-18-2009, 06:07 AM	#6
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Ahh. I think that's cute. No really! I do! They're both really special.

08-18-2009, 09:14 AM	#14
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The dude is obviously not from around here. Pretty amazing. I agree with the others, the croc is just bidding his time. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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