Croc attacks a death roll to tourism

Ben Wood erected this sign after his dog was taken by a crocodile while fishing at Clifton Beach.

[LMR]

I find it extraordinary that crocodiles are protected whilst kangaroos are routinely culled. For what purpose should we protect crocs?

[Elias]

LMR wrote:

I find it extraordinary that crocodiles are protected whilst kangaroos are routinely culled. For what purpose should we protect crocs?

Crocs are apex predators, like sharks they keep the population of other animals in check.

[Nuff]

Elias wrote:

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Crocs are apex predators, like sharks they keep the population of other animals in check.

They are oportunistic and can go without food for months, so not really regulators of population

[Midnight Mystery Muster]

Does a crocodile come into the house if a door is accidentally left open?

[Gordo]

Midnight Mystery Muster wrote:

Does a crocodile come into the house if a door is accidentally left open?

Every time. Then goes straight for the cake tin, Bladdy good for nothin lizards

[LMR]

Elias wrote:

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Crocs are apex predators, like sharks they keep the population of other animals in check.

Which animals do they keep in check? They don't eat rabbits or toads or kangaroos, which are the only animals in plague proportions that I can think of.

[stinky indian turdskins]

i hope they eat indians because they are animals in plague proportions

[Budju]

stinky indian turdskins wrote:

i hope they eat indians because they are animals in plague proportions

Unlikely. Corocodiles are intelligent creatures with acute sense of smell. If an Indian came within 100 meters the stench would be too much and the croc will leave the area, this is why I always keep an Indian in the car boot incase I feel like having a swim

[Anglo-Saxon-Celt]

Elias wrote:

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Crocs are apex predators, like sharks they keep the population of other animals in check.

Just the reason God created the White Man.

[_0rion_]

LMR wrote:

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Which animals do they keep in check? They don't eat rabbits or toads or kangaroos, which are the only animals in plague proportions that I can think of.

Crocs throughout their lives eat lots of animals.
Roos & wallabies, birds, frogs, snakes, rabbits, fish, pigs, goats, sheep, cattle, dogs, cats, horses, sharks, humans, outboard motors :) & usually anything else they can get hold of.
If they overpopulate an area & food becomes scarce they eat each other.
How many of those they actually keep in check I don't know.

[Budju]

_0rion_ wrote:

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Crocs throughout their lives eat lots of animals.
Roos & wallabies, birds, frogs, snakes, rabbits, fish, pigs, goats, sheep, cattle, dogs, cats, horses, sharks, humans, outboard motors :) & usually anything else they can get hold of.
If they overpopulate an area & food becomes scarce they eat each other.
How many of those they actually keep in check I don't know.

Just the little one that enter a large crocs territory

[Intellect]

smh........

[_0rion_]

Budju wrote:

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Just the little one that enter a large crocs territory

True, that happens normally.
Others will eat each other if starving, pretty rare though I think.