Brunei Times
DNIPROPETROVSK , UKRAINE
A CROCODILE in Ukraine who swallowed a handphone has refused to touch his food for a month and attempts to prompt nature to take its course have so far failed , vets said on Saturday .
The Nile crocodile named Gena , who will turn 15 next month , swallowed the phone when a visitor tried to take a picture of him in late December .
The ringtone could be heard from inside the reptile for several days afterwards .
Eduard Manukyan , a representative of the aquarium in Ukraine's eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk , said the Gena's condition was worsening by the day but staff fear an operation to extract the phone may be too dangerous .
" He moves around , goes into water but has not eaten for a month , " Manukyan told AFP .
In an effort to induce bowel movements , vets gave Gena laxatives & vitamins injected in quail but the crocodile refused to touch it .
" Now we will be trying to warm up the water & air to speed up digestion , " Manukyan added .
AFP
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