| | My pictures of Australian wildlife
Just moments out of an egg, a baby crocodile in tropical North Queensland.
Much larger crocodiles have made a return to the rivers and beaches in North Queensland and present a hazard to swimmers (along with sharks and killer jellyfish).
Away from the coast and in clearer waters of the Great Barrier Reef different warnings apply.
 Seen on beautiful Fraser Island (the largest sand island in the world) are these pure dingo's - beautiful and wild. Last year one attacked and killed a small child on holiday. Park rangers responed with a cull that killed many of the dogs. Visitors are warned not to feed the dogs and to lock food away at night. Special cages are provided at camping grounds for this purpose. Dogs will steal and chew leather shoes left outside a tent at night. They are obviously always hungary.
 A warning not to run over a large shark with your outboard motor. This 3.5 meter long creature probably thought it was being attacked and turned on the boat with it's teeth.The shark held a vice-like grip for about five minutes before relaxing and swimming away. The pontoon of the dinghy was destroyed. The three occupants (and a small dog) had a rather terrifying time even although two of them were experienced divers and former shark hunters.Karma? |
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