15,000 Crocodiles Escape Farm

Heavy rains in South Africa forced the owners of a crocodile farm to open their gates in advance of an anticipated storm surge when the Limpopo River rose, allowing about 15,000 reptiles to escape.

According to the Guardian, a "few thousand" of the farm's crocodiles have been recaptured, but "more than half" are still on the loose in the dense brush around the Limpopo. One of the animals was reportedly sighted on a rugby field 75 miles away from the farm.