Indonesian fisherman has been friends with a crocodile for over 20 years (6 photos + 2 videos)

59-year-old Ambo, a fisherman from the island of Kalimantan, has become a kind of celebrity in Indonesia. He has a very unusual friend - a huge saltwater crocodile named Rizka. Four-meter reptile and Ambo We met 26 years ago and have been in touch ever since.





Ambo first saw Rizka when she was only about a meter away. length. He didn't pay much attention to her as she passed by. his boats. But gradually he began to notice that she was following him, seeing her home, and decided to feed her.



I called her over and she swam closer so I could feed her. She has been doing this ever since.

This was the start of a beautiful friendship that has lasted for 26 years - and who knows how much more to come.



If I don't see her for two or three days, then I go looking for her. I treat her like my own child.



Over the years, the two friends became very close. Rizka often swims next to Ambo's boat, and doesn't leave until he pats her on the back. She also often swims to the shore next to his house when hungry, and he feeds her with joy.



I usually give Rizka three chickens. As soon as her feed, she swims away. When I leave the village, I ask the neighbors feed Rizka while I'm away.

Once Ambo was absent for about two years, having gone to work in the provincial capital of Samarinda. He asked local fishermen to take care of Rizke, and they threw some fish at her when they saw her around. Since then Rizka has become part of the local community and people see her as something talisman.

Ambo claims to love Rizka like his own child, but admits that being so close to a four-meter crocodile is still scary. However, he is ready to put his life on the line. the name of their friendship.



Of course, there is fear. But my ancestors believed that with crocodiles and other animals can communicate as if we had family relationships.