retrospect

Sedden found a dying crocodile on the riverbank, shot in the left eye. He took it away in a boat and nursed it back to health for six months at his home, where he not only fed and gave it medicine, but also cuddled the reptile, which he named Pocho. When Pocho recovered, Gilberto took him to the river, but it followed him back to the house and began living in a pond nearby. They began swimming together every day, playing and cuddling, and later Gilberto began putting on a show for tourists. In 2011, Pocho died of old age.