Crocodiles are generally aggressive animals, but not all of them. For example in the small town of Paga, northern Ghana, close to the border with Burkina Faso there is a pond called The Paga Crocodile Pond. Here crocodiles merrily swim alongside children while their mothers peacefully washcloths nearby. The crocodiles never touched anyone here, and locals even treated them with respect, as their neighbor villagers. Villagers believe that the souls of villagers are in these giant animals, and if someone important in the village passes away, one of the sacred crocodiles follows his path. An animal progress bar for YouTube with a Crocodile Playing with Birds.