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They're kinda cute when they're small...

Postby Cows Go Moo on Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:00 am

A baby croc taken with 60mm micro lens...

You can almost see through his teeth. Won't be like that for long!

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Postby Big Red on Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:31 am

love it ... if you hadn't told me it was a baby i would have thought you were mad :wink:
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Postby Cows Go Moo on Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:47 am

The big fellas have an attitude problem. They just site there in the murk and treat you like food...

This little critter was very curious.
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Postby avkomp on Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:26 pm

like this one a lot.

somehow missed it previously

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Postby Dug on Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:46 pm

NO they are sweet cute and cuddly :-)

A nice SHARP shot and those little teeth are razor sharp.


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Postby Cows Go Moo on Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:22 am

How did you get yours to smile? Did you give him a tickle?
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Postby Dug on Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:06 am

one look at me and he smiled :D

I think he recognized a kindred spirit! :shock:
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Postby avkomp on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:24 am

hope you didnt smile back as one should never smile at a crocodile.

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Postby Cows Go Moo on Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:18 pm

Ha Ha, I'm laughing so much I have crocodile tears running down my face...
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Postby DJXtreme on Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:21 pm

great photos.
the teeth look sharp not matter what age they are at. i don't know if i'd be game to get close to either of them. it seems there are two varieties, small and dangerous and large and dangerous.
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Postby SteveGriffin on Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:37 pm

Was the shot taken underwater???
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Postby Cows Go Moo on Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:19 pm

Well, he was underwater. I however, was safely on the otherside of some glass. I don't care how cute he is or if he smiles at me, I'm not getting in to give him a hug!

(And I don't want teeth marks in my D200)
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Postby Dug on Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:33 pm

it is important to remember If taken by a crocodile always try to push your arm or leg DOWN their throat to open the flap of skin at the back of the mouth. They cannot submerge and drown you or if they are already underwater they will drown quicker than you as they cannot hold their breath without the flap being closed.
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Postby christiand on Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:37 pm

Interesting survival tips :shock:

I wouldn't want to get too close to this one:

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Postby christiand on Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:28 pm

Hi Doug,

does this photo show part of the flap that you are referring too ?



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Postby Dug on Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:35 pm

Not well your croc looks stuffed! Have a look at my croc photo and at the back of the mouth you see the seal at the back of the mouth area closing the throat off.
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Postby Oneputt on Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:55 pm

Those aren't crocodiles!...............this is a crocodile:wink: :wink:

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Postby Cows Go Moo on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:05 pm

I'm not worried about that one. He'll be busy for awhile. :shock:

Where was that taken. Hope you had a long lens...
(I'd need VR, may hands would be shaking)
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Postby Oneputt on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:12 pm

It was actually taken with the kit lens in the Kimberley last year. I almost had the camera on the crocs nose and he was hissing at me. (I never knew that they hissed) It was quite a buzz.
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Postby Dug on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:13 pm

Sorry oneput but is that real croc or concrete crock?

It looks a bit fake to me??????

That is a cow it's eating?
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Postby big pix on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:14 pm

Dug wrote:
That is a cow it's eating?


....... he could be hungry.........
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Postby Dug on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:15 pm

OK the ones that hiss are real REAL ANGRY! how big was your boat?
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Postby Oneputt on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:19 pm

Dug a real croc :lol: I have the RAW images to prove how close I was and the gear it was taken with :wink:

The croc by the way was as big as the boat. I was on a high for two hours after that encounter.
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Postby big pix on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:21 pm

Oneputt wrote:
I was on a high for two hours after that encounter.


....... running on water....... I would have, and a change of underware........
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