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Friday, 2 September 2016

Crocodile

No series of posts from the Northern Territory would be complete without some images of crocodiles.  Due to a bit of a mix up with identification in the past, some of the best places to see crocs in the NT are on the East, West and South Alligator Rivers!  These rivers were given these names by an American Explorer who had never seen a croc, but had seen a 'gator!

The last image here is of a captive croc called Brutus - as you can see he is rather large!  Each year there are fatal croc attacks in the NT - often caused by less than thoughtful behaviour by people, and entirely natural behaviour by the crocs.  Of course, its the crocs that take the blame!





Interestingly, you can see a radio tag/ beacon on the crocodile in the second shot - he is being tracked as part of a study. I was told the other crocodiles tend not to hang around with him since he got the tracking pack - and the local call him Nigel No Mates!
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19 comments:

  1. Author R. Mac Wheeler2 September 2016 at 02:55

    lucky Nigel. 'Cause who could imagine crocs being all that fun to hang with.

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  2. NatureFootstep2 September 2016 at 03:39

    rocks and lions are animals I find boring. Lions sleep all the time and crocks are ugly. None of them are fun to take shots at.

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  3. BumbleVee2 September 2016 at 03:46

    hahahah... poor old Nigel....

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  4. Prunella Pepperpot2 September 2016 at 03:52

    Brutus is indeed a very large croc.

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  5. Rhodesia2 September 2016 at 06:10

    Some people have no idea what the wild means in wild life!!! To shoot an animal that does what comes naturally is criminal especially when the person is to blame! Diane

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  6. Linda W.2 September 2016 at 07:06

    Great photos of the crocs. Funny about poor Nigel.

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  7. TexWisGirl2 September 2016 at 09:44

    you can keep those critters. :)

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  8. Marcia2 September 2016 at 09:55

    Not something I would want to meet in the wild.

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  9. Anonymous2 September 2016 at 18:30

    Great shots.

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  10. Anu2 September 2016 at 18:53

    Great crocs! Nice photos!

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  11. diane b2 September 2016 at 21:29

    They are amazing animals. It is true that people usually are the blame for attacks.

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  12. A Colorful World3 September 2016 at 03:08

    These crocodiles are just amazing! Beautiful photos, Stewart! Sorry I haven't been posting any birds! :-(

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  13. TheChieftess3 September 2016 at 04:25

    Interesting about how the naming of the rivers! I wouldn't know the difference between a croc and a 'gator!

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  14. genie3 September 2016 at 11:16

    These guys scare me to death. I grew up in south Florida where they were to be seen in pond in every park around. I would never go near them. Just looking at these pictures - which are wonderful - make me squirmy. Snakes and alligators/crocodiles...they are not for me. I am a real wimp. genie

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  15. Lea3 September 2016 at 22:22

    Interesting creatures, but I am staying far away from them!
    You should link this post up with Saturday's Critters
    http://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/2016/09/saturdays-critters-142.html
    Hope you are having a great week-end!
    Lea

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  16. This N That4 September 2016 at 02:41

    I always confuse the two..I know the difference is in the shape of the snout and I tend to have it backwards...Great pictures..My preferred way of seeing them..

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  17. Liplatus5 September 2016 at 18:32

    Interesting crocodile images.
    I have never seen a crocodile in the wild.
    Greeting

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  18. Fun606 September 2016 at 04:16

    Great photos but I wouldn't be tempted to go any where near them.

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  19. Sallie (FullTime-Life)15 September 2016 at 06:07

    Poor Nigel -- a lonesome existence. I'm no PETA member, but I do hate it when animals get blamed for stupid human behavior. I read a blog by a lady who is a park ranger at Grand Canyon NP and she calls the photographers who get to close to the wildlife 'tourons' (tourist/morons)... very apt.

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