This Man Saved A Crocodile From Dying. Years Later, The Unexpected Happened

His adrenaline was pumping and he took some time to calm down. But the day wasn’t over, and it was about to get even more bizarre.

A little later, when Ambo was heading back to the river, he heard some splashing behind his boat. He looked back and to his surprise, there was the crocodile again.

Ambo didn’t know if he was in danger or not so he sped up. But the crocodile quickly caught up to him and swam beside the boat.

The Start of a Remarkable Bond

Slowly she nudged the boat softly and Ambo realized that she might be trying to play with him. So Ambo threw her one of the fish that he’d caught earlier.

The crocodile snapped it up and swam next to the boat all the way until Ambo arrived near his house. His wife happened to be near the riverbed and yelled out to him.

“Watch out!”

She said in a panic.

“There’s a crocodile right there!”

But Ambo assured her that it was okay. She didn’t believe him until he parked the boat and the crocodile gently swam up to her new friend.

Ambo handed her another fish; this time they were almost touching. After a little more swimming around in the river, the crocodile left.,

It felt like a once in a lifetime experience, but the story wasn’t over quite yet. After a few years of silence, Ambo’s wife had some great news.

He had taken his son on a fishing trip out of town when his wife called him. She told him that something amazing had happened.

That crocodile from years ago had returned, and she seemed to be looking for Ambo. Since he wasn’t there, his wife fed the croc, as did their neighbors who they had told about the story all those years ago.

The Return of the Giant

Then the following day, Ambo returned home to find the crocodile there again. They greeted each other in a shallow part of the river and the crocodile let Ambo come up close.

The croc wasn’t as small as he had remembered. She had grown into a full-sized crocodile, spanning 23 feet or 7 meters from head to toe.

But something that never changed was the level of affection for Ambo. The animal remembered him saving her life that day all those years ago.

Ever since her return, Ambo had named the croc Risa. She swims up to the house looking for him and something to eat, of course.,

But when she doesn’t appear, Ambo does the most unexpected thing. He takes out his boat and goes looking for her in the river, just like any pet owner would do if their pet dog or cat went missing.

He roams the river until he finds her. When he does, he feeds her, sometimes fish or even three chickens.

Once she’s satisfied, she swims away. This also makes Ambo happy and he will never forget to feed his friend.

A Friendship for the Ages

Even if Ambo went out of town for work, he would arrange for neighbors or friends of his to drop by and give the crocodile something to eat. This way she would never go hungry even if Ambo wasn’t there to take care of her personally.

Over the years, Ambo’s son Booty grew attached to the crocodile too. One of his favorite things to do was to feed the crocodile with his father.

Risa likes fish, but on special occasions, chicken or beef is on her menu. The crocodile’s story has motivated Booty to make a change.,

He started cleaning up the plastic in the river every week and dreamed of becoming a politician to stop pollution from the nearby shipping town. The crocodile kept visiting Ambo’s home for the next 20 years.

Sometimes she followed his boat back through the river, just like she did that first day. Whenever the crocodile was injured, Ambo would try his best to make her better.

He even called the vet down to the river one day. The vet was too scared to get close, but he told Ambo what to do and gave him some medicine too.

No one believed that a crocodile could trust a person, let alone this much. But Ambo’s friendship with Risa had proven them wrong.