If you plan your holidays in Germany, beware the crocodiles

Gerald · 07-06-10, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...704742,00.html

Lovely. I already imagine a future headline in the Berliner Morgenpost: "Bathing women ripped to pieces by white shark in the Wannsee". Or "Mating season of Anacondas closed five open air baths in northern Germany". Or "Sewage disposal plants get special filters to prevent piranhas entering the public drinking water pipelines."

Good!

07-06-10, 11:42 AM

They made the danish news too.

The story came out on the same day as an announcement that over a dozen dog breeds had been outlawed in Denmark.

Jimbuna · 07-06-10, 02:35 PM

I wonder if the authorities will send anyone onto that small overgrown island to take a look

Calling....Crocodile Dundee

nikimcbee · 07-06-10, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I wonder if the authorities will send anyone onto that small overgrown island to take a look

Calling....Crocodile Dundee

Just send in Tarjak or Reece

TarJak · 07-06-10, 10:16 PM

Crikey!

nikimcbee · 07-06-10, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Crikey!

That didn't take long!

TarJak · 07-06-10, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

That didn't take long!

15 mins by my watch. Dunno that I'd be much good at catching crocs. The only croc's I've ever seen in RL were all behind fences or glass.

Steve Irwin's sone might be more help:

Gerald · 07-06-10, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

They made the danish news too.

The story came out on the same day as an announcement that over a dozen dog breeds had been outlawed in Denmark.

With dogs and breeds?

UnderseaLcpl · 07-06-10, 02:53 PM

Truth is stranger than fiction. We had confirmation that there's at least one large alligator in Lake Worth a while back. Another escaped "exotic pet", it would seem. My roommate works for a charity that cares for big cats, most of which come from homes where they were adopted as pets and were then abandoned because they became unmanageable. One would think that a person wealthy enough to afford such an animal would not be so stupid as to try to keep one as a pet. Apparently not

07-07-10, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

With dogs and breeds?

It was pit bulls, and the like.
Bulldogs also made the list.
No german shephards or dobermans though.

In almost all cases it's not the dog, but the owner that's at fault.
But these are the breeds that most atract those kinds of people.
And those kinds of people are the ones that deliberately make the dogs aggresive.
Very sad situation.

Oh!
Already living dogs are exempt. (smile)
The ban is on dogs born after a certain date in future.

07-07-10, 12:19 AM

Who's tougher?
Crocks or gators?
How do they differ?

Gerald · 07-07-10, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

Who's tougher?
Crocks or gators?
How do they differ?

Human if they are in danger, or unexpected situation,but the side-affect will be more healty,in negative way,So let them be ,however I't sounds strange how the authority,not can solved this out,

TarJak · 07-07-10, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

Who's tougher?
Crocks or gators?
How do they differ?

A saltwater croc would probably have a largish 'gator without too much drama, but as they are from different continents it's never likely to happen unless some dumb bugger puts two of them into the same pen in a farm.

Alligators have broad rounder and shorter snouts. Croc snouts are narrower and more triangular.

Sizes vary depending on the species but the Saltwater crocs are the largest living crododilians with large speciments getting up to over 6m (~20ft) long and weighing over 1200kg (~2600lb).

Alligators tend to be smaller ~4m long and weighing around 360kg but the largest recorded specimen was measured at 5.84m (19ft 2in) Seeing two specimens of that size going at it would be interesting but I'd put my money on the croc.

07-07-10, 02:48 AM

@TarJak
Thank you. It's been an curiosity for some time.
Thankfuly, I've never seen either.

Platapus · 07-08-10, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

Who's tougher?
Crocks or gators?
How do they differ?

You mean to tell us that you are unable to open up a wikipedia page on crocodiles and a page on alligators and read it; or use the Googles and type "difference between crocodile and alligator"?

Dude, use the Internets Tubes. They are there for you. There are some questions in life where it is better that you find out the answer on your own.

07-06-10, 02:35 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,630 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I wonder if the authorities will send anyone onto that small overgrown island to take a look Calling....Crocodile Dundee __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-06-10, 02:53 PM	#9
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Truth is stranger than fiction. We had confirmation that there's at least one large alligator in Lake Worth a while back. Another escaped "exotic pet", it would seem. My roommate works for a charity that cares for big cats, most of which come from homes where they were adopted as pets and were then abandoned because they became unmanageable. One would think that a person wealthy enough to afford such an animal would not be so stupid as to try to keep one as a pet. Apparently not __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

07-06-10, 11:42 AM	#2
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	They made the danish news too. The story came out on the same day as an announcement that over a dozen dog breeds had been outlawed in Denmark.

07-06-10, 10:16 PM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Crikey!

07-07-10, 12:19 AM	#11
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Who's tougher? Crocks or gators? How do they differ?

07-07-10, 02:48 AM	#14
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	@TarJak Thank you. It's been an curiosity for some time. Thankfuly, I've never seen either.