Skull of largest crocodile in Kendrapara - thestatesman.net

July 31
The skull of an estuarine crocodile, the country's largest, preserved at a miniature museum at Orissa's Kendrapara district continues to attract reptile researchers.
Mr Shibendu Narayan Bhanjadeo, the scion of erstwhile Kanika Zamindari that ruled the river-locked Rajkanika region for over a century, said that the 76-year-old crocodile skull is the most precious possession of the museum run by a trust.
Noted crocodile experts, including Mr Romalous Whitekar, have certified that the preserved skull is the country's largest one. In fact, a bigger crocodile skull was at Bhopal, but now it has been damaged due to unscientific preservation, he said.
Bhanjadeo possesses other wildlife trophies that include two skulls of male elephants. “I am very much aware that we cannot keep wildlife skulls at home. It is an offence under the Wildlife Protection Act. That is why part of my ancestral palace has been converted into a miniature museum and the last vestige of royal clan has been preserved with utmost care,” he quipped.