O.T.: The Aussies are slipping

[mikeo80]

I was led to believe by Targan, Leg and others, that EVERYTHING in Australia is bigger, better, more dangerous than any where else.

THEY LIED!!!!

http://www.wral.com/news/national_wo...tory/11269194/

Enjoy!

My $0.02

Mike

[Targan]

I read this story today too. I admit it, the Filipinos have us Aussies beat with that monster. Long live Lolong the Super-Croc!

[weswood]

I think they made movie of that. Not going to keep that one in the bathtub.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

I love how the mayor of the town says that he saw a "bigger crocodile" when they captured Lolong - two giant crocs sharing the same marshland and here's me thinking they were fiercely territorial but hmm, there's money in them thar rivers.

[Targan]

You're absolutely right, Stainless, they are very territorial and the biggest ones are the males which are agro all year round (the females get more agro when they have eggs in their nests as they are extremely protective mothers). And the big males get more territorial and aggressive the bigger they get. Their deep, bass, rumbling calls travel for miles. Salt water crocodiles scare the hell out of me.

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by mikeo80

I was led to believe by Targan, Leg and others, that EVERYTHING in Australia is bigger, better, more dangerous than any where else

Meh, but there's only one of the big ones confirmed there....

[Targan]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Meh, but there's only one of the big ones confirmed there....

True. In terms of geographic area there's a LOT more croc habitat in northern Australia than in the Philippines. It's entirely likely that there are some enormous crocs in remote parts of the Kimberley and the Northern Territory that have never seen (or tasted) humans...

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by Targan

...enormous crocs in remote parts of the Kimberley and the Northern Territory that have never seen (or tasted) humans...

...yet.
Once tourism starts up again, or the US Marines begin training in the area that'll change.

[Graebarde]

Now THAT is a LOT of crock!!!!

[mikeo80]

Don't you guys have a leash law in Australia??

You've let your pets out of their pens again....

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...-cape-cod?lite

Enjoy!

My $0.02

Mike

[Legbreaker]

Why would we? It's not like they cause any problems to us....

[Targan]

We've been having some shark troubles off the coast of my side of the Great Southern Land lately. Five deaths by shark in 12 months on my stretch of coast, and several more serious injuries. The latest death was a surfer, apparently the dude was bitten in half in the attack. His body hasn't found so I guess the shark ate the rest of him too.

It seems some of the big Great White Sharks off Western Australia have developed a bit of a taste for human. I've seen some big bastards in the north of the state, 5 to 6 metres, but I've never seen a Great White myself in waters near Perth.

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by Targan

I've seen some big bastards in the north of the state, 5 to 6 metres, but I've never seen a Great White myself in waters near Perth.

Not that you're stupid enough to go swimming there anyway...
Leave that for the tourists.

[Medic]

Originally Posted by Targan

We've been having some shark troubles off the coast of my side of the Great Southern Land lately. Five deaths by shark in 12 months on my stretch of coast, and several more serious injuries. The latest death was a surfer, apparently the dude was bitten in half in the attack. His body hasn't found so I guess the shark ate the rest of him too.

It seems some of the big Great White Sharks off Western Australia have developed a bit of a taste for human. I've seen some big bastards in the north of the state, 5 to 6 metres, but I've never seen a Great White myself in waters near Perth.

What comes to sharks, they don't deliberately attack humans - shark attacking a human is usually mistaken about its prey. Sharks have a "sixth sense" that detects electricity currents in the water, caused by movement in the water. To a shark, a human paddling on a surfboard looks like a wounded fish trashing in the water. Shark also has a very good sense of smell, that is, they can sense a drop of blood in 1000 litres of seawater. And with what I know about sharks is that they actually dislike human meat - doesn't appeal to them that much, so mostly they bite just to get a taste. Of course the great whites just have big enough mouths that their 'nibbling' tends to take a rather sizeable chunk of the poor bastard being bitten...

[Cpl. Kalkwarf]

Originally Posted by Targan

I read this story today too. I admit it, the Filipinos have us Aussies beat with that monster. Long live Lolong the Super-Croc!

They are only bigger because the Filipinos are more fattening.