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nic
29th January 2005, 18:41
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/25/content_2504347.htm
matthew
29th January 2005, 19:13
Wow! That's some "reptile"!
carl
30th January 2005, 20:06
it's not a reptile
colin
30th January 2005, 22:18
it says reptile in the text... we all know its not ;)
kim
31st January 2005, 13:13
Wow!
chris
5th September 2005, 16:04
It's a big 'un.
mattias
28th September 2005, 13:42
It looks wounded.
Wonder if it survived the adventure...
james
4th October 2005, 19:22
There is one about that size in Beijing zoo - if you are ever in the neighbourhood check it out - amazing hehhehe
clarence
8th October 2005, 04:30
Ahhh, it's cyoooot!!!
connie
9th October 2005, 14:03
wow. that sure is huge
TJ
9th October 2005, 14:18
That's big, that's heavy, but that's not all that amazing when you consider that the biggest giant salamander recorded in Japan was 1.5 meters long and weighed 27.6 kilograms. It died in 2002, but you can see it stuffed here:

http://www.asazoo.jp/doubutu/zoostar/4gs/gs.html