A crocodile in Indonesia has had a tire stuck on its head for years — and there's a reward for anyone brave enough to get it off, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

• A reward is being offered for anyone who can get a tire off of a 13-foot crocodile in Indonesia, according to Indonesia’s state-run Antara news agency.
• The crocodile may be a Siamese crocodile, a species that’s critically endangered with fewer than 1,000 individuals estimated to be left in the wild, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
• It is unknown how the tire got stuck on the crocodile, but it has had it around its neck since at least 2016.
• Previous attempts to get the tire off the crocodile have failed.
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A 13-foot crocodile has been swimming around Indonesia with a tire around its neck for years – and now officials are offering a reward to anyone who can safely get it off.

According to Indonesia’s state-run Antara news agency, the crocodile has had the tire around its neck since at least 2016, though it’s unknown how it got there.

Antara reported that the crocodile may be a Siamese crocodile, a species native to southeast Asia that’s critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Fewer than 1,000 of the crocodiles are thought to be left in the wild.

Indonesian officials have now offered a reward to free the unnamed crocodile from its plight, according to Antara.

“A reward will be given to anyone who can release the hapless reptile,” Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Office chief Hasmuni Hasmar said. Details of the reward were not given.

There have been previous attempts to get the tire off the crocodile. In January 2018, a conservationist and “animal whisperer” was unsuccessful in removing the tire, according to Antara.

Antara also reported that in the same year, the conservation office tried to lure the crocodile using chicken and meat, and a “crocodile trap” also failed.

The crocodile also survived a large earthquake and tsunami that struck the region in 2018.

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