A boy leans on the back of a crocodile on May 19, 2018 at a pond in Bazoule in Burkina Faso, a village which happily shares its local pond with 'sacred' crocodiles. Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles. According to local legend, the startling relationship with the predators dates back to at least the 15th century. The village was in the grip of an agonizing drought until the crocodiles led women to a hidden pond where the population could slake their thirst. (Photo/Agencies)
A boy leans on the back of a crocodile on May 19, 2018 at a pond in Bazoule in Burkina Faso, a village which happily shares its local pond with 'sacred' crocodiles. Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles. According to local legend, the startling relationship with the predators dates back to at least the 15th century. The village was in the grip of an agonizing drought until the crocodiles led women to a hidden pond where the population could slake their thirst. (Photo/Agencies)
A crocodile looks towards an unseen chicken, as it is fed on May 19, 2018 at a pond in Bazoule in Burkina Faso, a village which happily shares its local pond with 'sacred' crocodiles. Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles. According to local legend, the startling relationship with the predators dates back to at least the 15th century. The village was in the grip of an agonizing drought until the crocodiles led women to a hidden pond where the population could slake their thirst. (Photo/Agencies)
A crocodile is fed with a dead chicken attached to a pole on May 19, 2018 at a pond in Bazoule in Burkina Faso, a village which happily shares its local pond with 'sacred' crocodiles. Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles. According to local legend, the startling relationship with the predators dates back to at least the 15th century. The village was in the grip of an agonizing drought until the crocodiles led women to a hidden pond where the population could slake their thirst. (Photo/Agencies)
A road sign warning of crocodiles is pictured on May 19, 2018 in Bazoule, a village which happily shares its local pond with 'sacred' crocodiles. Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles. According to local legend, the startling relationship with the predators dates back to at least the 15th century. The village was in the grip of an agonizing drought until the crocodiles led women to a hidden pond where the population could slake their thirst. (Photo/Agencies)
