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" Zanesville, Ohio, was the location of America&amp;#039;s most amazing battle between Man and Beast. Tigers, bears, wolves, lions. (If you haven&amp;#039;t read the Esquire story of the harrowing heroics of that night, do so right now.) Today, Limpopo Province in South Africa is trying to put a lid on a crocodile jailbreak of of epic proportions. A breeding farm named Rakwena was forced by torrential flooding to open its gates to prevent a storm surge, letting out thousands of crocs in the process . But which situation is worse? Let&amp;#039;s put all the facts on the table: SPECIES Zanesville: Two gray wolves, two grizzly bears, one macaque monkey, eighteen tigers, one baboon, seventeen lions, six black bears, and three mountain lions. Limpopo: Only crocodiles. Worse: Zanesville. Crocodiles don&amp;#039;t naturally attack humans. But tigers lunge, even after they&amp;#039;re shot. SCALE Zanesville: 56 animals Limpopo: 15,000 crocodiles Worse: Limpopo. Fifteen. Thousand. Crocodiles. APPROACH Zanesville: Killing, with rifles, including snipers. Limpopo: Capture and return them to the farm, tied up. Worse: Limpopo. When it comes to dead or alive, alive is always harder. TIMING Zanesville: Dusk and night Limpopo: Night Worse: Zanesville. For both, it&amp;#039;s easier to see the animals&amp;#039; bright eyes at night. But in Zanesville, it started to rain. BRAVERY Zanesville: Local police (including some former Marines), veterinarians, and a retired schoolteacher Limpopo: Local farmworkers, who are not only recapturing the crocodiles but also carrying children through Limpopo River valley, where the crocs have fled to, in order to get the kids back to their homes. Worse: Both are unthinkably brave. FINAL RULING A tie! It has been scientifically proven that these are equally horrible situations to be in. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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