Word: croc
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...group are in a state of near ecstasy. The rest of us are biding our time. Ten minutes later we round a corner and the collective cry goes up: "Crocodile!" There's a stampede as everyone rushes to the side of the boat, which miraculously remains stable. The croc's a big one, maybe 1.3 tons of reptilian flesh and bones basking on the bank. Also big are the teeth, which you can't help but notice as its considerable jaw is wide open. Maybe a warning? Our guide offers a more sympathetic explanation: estuarine, or saltwater, crocs often keep...
...clouds loom, there is time for a quick dip before the storm hits. The park's official line is that the only guaranteed safe places to swim are in the hotel swimming pools. But Kakadu's natural pools are far too enticing to be avoided just because it's croc breeding season. Rick leads us on a 3-km walk to nearby Gubara Falls and the still waters of a shady rain-forest pool. There's not a crocodile in sight, but there are enough croc-resembling logs floating downstream to spark the occasional frisson of primal fear...
When STEVE IRWIN, the heavily caffeinated host of Animal Planet's Crocodile Hunter, does his trademark spread-legged jump-on-the-back-of-a-croc maneuver, you can almost hear the Air Supply tunes playing in his head. The man loves his reptiles, deeply. Apparently, the feeling is not always mutual. While trying his special brand of crocodile concupiscence last week at Australia Zoo, 60 miles north of Brisbane, a 13-year-old, 176-lb. female saltwater croc named Toolakea spun on Irwin and removed a juicy morsel from his leg. "She did a huge, big, full-bodied shake," says...