MANILA, Philippines - Lolong, the world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity that died last February, will soon be on display at the National Museum in Manila.
Philip Dizon, owner of the Davao Crocodile Park, said that the body parts of Lolong that have been preserved in the park for six months were pulled out on Monday by people from the National Museum.
The museum and the local government of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, which owned Lolong, have agreed to subject the crocodile's body to a process of taxidermy for its preservation.
After undergoing the process of taxidermy, Lolong will be put on display at the museum.
Dizon, meanwhile, clarified that Lolong's preserved body will be returned to the municipality of Bunawan in April 2014, based on the agreement of the local government and the National Museum.
Lolong was found dead around 8 p.m. last February 10
He was caught in a creek in Bunawan on September 3, 2011 and was declared as the largest saltwater crocodile captured alive. Lolong measured at 20 feet and three inches.