Meet Scarface, he's a 50-70 year old saltwater crocodile and the alpha male on his stretch of the Daintree River (Home to crocs, bull sharks, box jellyfish and sea snakes, not a river to swim in!). Being alpha male means that he is the top croc around and if you want to get an idea of his size ask at school if you can put four metre sticks end to end and you'll have it, he is huge!
I've now seen the smaller caymen in Brazil and these Australian saltwater crocodiles in the wild and, although I was a fan before, my love for crocodiles has grown. I just love how dinosaur-like they are, they're brilliant!
Did You Know?: The sticky up bits on crocodile's tails are called scoots. One of their main uses is to add power as the crocodile attacks it's prey. Think of them as lots of tiny oars pushing water back as it thrashes it's tail through the water.
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