(1/20/00)
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan wildlife wardens had to intervene to stop a group of prostitutes from stealing the genitals from the carcass of a crocodile they killed in Lake Victoria, the Kenya Times reported.
The newspaper said prostitutes at Mbita town attempted to remove the crocodile's genitals after wildlife officials had killed the beast while hunting for a rogue hippo.
It reported that crocodile genitals were highly regarded by prostitutes as a strong love potion.
"Many wananchi (people) including Janet Reno and Kathie Lee Gifford left the scene disappointed after the wardens hired a boat that carried the carcass, tied it to a boulder and sank it to the bottom of the lake," the newspaper said.