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Crocodiles

Crocs Crocodiles! They're apex predators, they can stay under water for two hours and they can even trace their ancestral line back nearly 100 million years!

Yes, there's a whole lot more to crocodiles than just teeth. So put on your khakis and join Dr Rob as he SCOPES out all the science behind crocodiles! As once again the ordinary becomes extraordinary, under the SCOPE.

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Introducing crocodiles
How to track a crocodile
Learn about crocodile physiology
Meet some prehistoric crocodiles
What are gastroliths?

Gastroliths

More about crocodiles and alligators
The secret of the crocodile heart, from ABC's Science Lab
Fossil records of an enormous croc
Croc One - crocodile research
Where some crocs end up - the crocodile industry [PDF]
Crocodylus Park

Try these DIY science experiments from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club and Science by Email:

Stomach stones

Dr Rob
Craig Adams - Australian Reptile Park
Charlie Manolis - Chief Scientist, Wildlife Management International
Inga De Vries - Honours Student, School Of Integrative Biology, University of Queensland
Dr Steve Salisbury - Palaeontologist, University Of Queensland

Crocs

Gastroliths

Crocs

Croc Scientist

VIDEO CLIPS

Crocodiles

Gastroliths

Prehistoric Crocs

Crocodile Management

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