Did You Know...?

Crocodiles have rules. As I cruised the Mary River Wetlands with my tour group, I witnissed a young, immature croc swimming along idly. Looking to his rear, we realised that they young reptilian creature was being stalked by an older, larger, more powerful crocodile. Each passenger gasped at the chance that we might witness the death of a young, seemingly headstrong crocodile. According to our guide, older crocs have the right to stalk younger crocs at will. They also have the right to attack if the younger croc does not surrender. However, they will typically disist the attack if the younger animal raises its head from the water in surrender. The astonishing aspect of the situation we witnessed is that, although the younger croc stupidly refused to surrender, the older croc let him go. I suppose all rules are broken sometimes. What I always wonder is...why?