Natural History
Freshwater crocodile
The freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), also known commonly as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile, Johnstone river crocodile and the freshie, is a species of crocodile native to the northern regions of Australia. Unlike its much larger Australian relative, the saltwater crocodile, the freshwater crocodile is not known as a man-eater, although it only bites in self-defence, and brief, nonfatal attacks have occurred, apparently the result of mistaken identity.
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Anna Blackburne.
See also
- ▸Daniel Giraud Elliot
- ▸Ecclesiastical History of the English People
- ▸Glorioso Islands Marine Natural Park
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