If you watch the documentary, you'll see that it has become really hard to differentiate what was real and what was fiction. Locals told Faye and his team at length about Gustave’s magical powers, such as the ability to shrug off most injuries, turn invisible, and even teleport, but these claims were dismissed as mere superstition and spooky folklore in the making. The Strange Story of Australia’s Mysterious “Tektite Field”, Mysterious Australian Fairy Circles Explained by Alan Turing, “The Martians: Evidence of Life on the Red Planet” – My New Book, Bizarre Speculation on Lifeforms on the Sun, The Strange Case of the Vampire Dog of Ennerdale, Half of the Milky Way is From Somewhere Else, Vanished People Who Had Weird Reappearances Years Later. Mysterious Universe is a property of 8th Kind Pty Ltd. Scientists Say Life On Mars Could Be Deep Underground — Giant Sandworms? A 2004 film titled Capturing the Killer Croc follows scientist Patrice Faye in an attempt to capture Gustave. A lot about Gustav and his search and attempts to catch can be learned from the movie “Capturing the Killer Croc” from 2004. Via Wiki Commons/Bernard Gagnon. Even if Gustave hasnât devoured as many people as some reports suggest, there is little doubt that the big croc is still alive and well. After a break, it appears in another place and kills there again. Three bullet holes cover the right side of his body, while a scar remains on his right shoulder from the head of a spear. Look at this seedy motherfucker. After all, if his movement was impeded by this injuries, it would have made him slower and dulled his reflexes... which would then inspire him to hunt larger game. It was thought that he had died or moved off to new hunting grounds, but he would appear again to be sighted regularly up until his last known sighting in 2015, when he was witnessed dragging a full grown bull buffalo into the water. Patrice Faye, the French scientist that was trying to capture Gustave before hunters eventually tracked and killed him, tried to develop multiple traps for the large crocodile. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. As such, this deadly body of water runs through the central African nations of the DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi. However, it was known to be true that he did kill humans and was a man-eater, and indeed there were many attacks as Faye was there for his investigation. Some locals even believe that he is a demonic entity. Change ). Burundi natives fear him for he […]. Faye called this male crocodile Gustave, and since crocodiles never stop growing throughout their lives he estimated that his age was probably close to 100 years. Locals told National Geographic that he escaped by “eating the bullets,” but scientists have refuted this claim, saying instead that his sheer size and bulk render him virtually bulletproof. They are generalists, who eat essentially anything close to them: as long as it is made of meat, of course.