19 September 2008

Sweetheart



Here are the facts: 780 Kgs, 5 meters 10, Male, 50 years old.

What you see above is the real 'stuffed' croc that was finally captured and accidentally died in 1979. For approximately five years a large male crocodile, locally known as “Sweetheart”, was responsible for damage to aluminium dinghies and their outboard motors on a large billabong on the Finnis River in the Northern Territory.
Early in 1979 the pattern of attacks changed and became more frequent, and this was cause for concern for the safety of participants in a proposed fishing competition on the “Sweets Lookout Billabong” even though no one had been hurt.

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