The South American crocodile, which could grow to 2.5m (8ft) long, was found in a plastic box outside Wickid Pets, Wolverhampton, earlier this week.

BBC: South American crocodile with shop owner Jimmy Wicks

Cover: American model wearing a Galanos-designed hat and crocodile print silk chiffon dress.

FORBES: March 1964

There are few experiences more thrilling than tracking and capturing a wild crocodile in the dead of night, on a river in the heart of the Central American jungle.

BBC: Tagging crocodiles in Belize