Fact Check: This is not Gustave, the mammoth man-eating croc of Africa’s wetlands

Most of us have heard stories of Gustave, the infamous man-eating croc found in the marshlands of Africa.

Most of us have heard stories of Gustave, the infamous man-eating croc found in the marshlands of Africa. The monster-size reptile gained notoriety for evading capture even after killing an estimated 300 humans. And now, a picture of a massive crocodile is circulating on social media with the claim that this is Gustave, which had made the banks of Lake Tanganyika its hunting ground. The picture drew attention because of the seemingly gigantic size of the crocodile compared to the people sitting behind it.