A Large Female Estuarine Crocodile

The females don't grow quite as large as the males, although this one was huge! They cool off by opening their mouth. They also have a skin flap at the back of their throat to allow them to swallow food under water without drowning.

Yellow Water Cruise

August 28th 2014
We found out from the caravan park owner that the nearest place to get our flat tyre fixed is Jabiru so we’d better not go on any more dirt roads until then. Then, as we were getting set to move on we saw a flock of Red-Collared Lorikeets enjoying the lawn sprinkler, flying in and out through the spray. We’d also seen them looking for water near our van so I put out a plastic box with some in. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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