HYDERABAD: Just as humans fear wild animals, they too would like to remain away from humans.This seems to have been proved by the crocodile that has made a mysterious appearance in a rain-water pond in Nanakramguda a few days ago.The reptile has not come out even once for sunbathing ever since it was spotted by a group of locals in the pond. Hundreds of curious denizens thronged the area on the first two days after the news broke out to have a glimpse of the crocodile probably terrifying it out of its wits.Chief wildlife warden and principal chief conservator of Forest, Hitesh Malhotra said, “The reptile has been very shy due to the presence of so many people on the first two days. Under normal circumstances it would have come out of water for sunbathing in the first couple of days and we could have rescued it while on land. However, it looks like we have to take steps to rescue it from water and leave it in Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary.” Meanwhile, pumps are at work draining out water from the pond and the process is estimated to take another three days. Till Saturday evening only 10-12 feet of water could be pumped out of the pond.“It may take two to three days to pump out the entire water as the owner of the pond as well as locals are not aware of the exact depth of the pond. A team from the Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary has been montoring the behaviour of the reptile which has been surfacing for breathing regularly for the last four days,” said divisional forest officer Kudrat Moinuddin.The crocodile has once again brought to the fore the issue of human civilisation eating into the natural habitat of the wildlife.