Visiting Daintree

We are in awe. On Wednesday we took a boat ride on the Daintree River upstream which is fresh water. Today we took the boat downstream towards the mouth of the river into mangrove areas which is salt water.

I have a ridiculous amount of crocodile photos. Its not even their active season and we have seen so many in the wild and when we visited Hartleys Crocodile Farm.

Firstly salt water 🐊 crocodiles can live in fresh water and salt water. Don't be tricked.

A crocodile cannot swallow, instead it lifts its head up to let food drop down its throat.

Crocodiles have big teeth but they dont actually chew as such. They rip of pieces of meat and throw it back down their throats. They can digest bones and crab shells.

Crocs can stay under water for up to 7 hours but definitely for 4.

Crocs actually dont need a lot of food and can not eat for months at a time. Longest recorded time was 18 months.

You cannot see a crocodile when it's stalking in the water.

They can launch up to 5 metres.

The male crocodile is the biggest. They are cannibals and eat each other and their young.

They dont raise their babies.

1 in 100 survive to adulthood.

Crocs have their mouths open to help get more heat into them.

Crocs cannot be rehomed in another area. They will return back to their own home ground area. That is why a troublesome Crocodile ends up in captivity.

The trade of crocodile leather nearly wiped them out by poachers. But conservation efforts at crocodile farms have helped to make the poachers leather hold no value. Win win for the crocs as their numbers have increased and stabilised is qld and nt.

So many facts.

So here are our crocodile photos and some videos. Also photos of Daintree RiverRead more