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SYDNEY, Australia - A 7-year-old boy broke into a popular Outback zoo, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile and bashed several lizards to death
with a rock, the zoo's director said Friday.
RAMPAGE
The 30-minute rampage, caught on the zoo's security camera, happened early Wednesday at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in central Australia.
KILLING SPREE
Three lizards were bashed to death with a rock, including the zoo's beloved, 20-year-old goanna, which was fed, along with several other live animals, to "Terry," an 11-foot, 440-pound saltwater crocodile.
EMOTIONLESS
In the footage, the boy's face remains largely blank, zoo director Rex Neindorf said: "It was like he was playing a game."
NO CHARGES
Police say they can't charge the boy because he's under 10, but Mr. Neindorf said he plans to sue the boy's parents for the $5,500 value of the animals killed.
eta: there's video on CNN but I can't embed it.
