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NT crocs are superior to Queensland beasts
Story: Amanda Parkinson
 is riding on a dying legacy of having bigger and better crocs than the NT. The truth is, they have the Territory to thank and here's why.
Queensland
A recent story in the Townsville Bulletin slighted Territory crocs by boasting Queensland's reptiles were "bigger and better" than the ones in the NT.
And while imposing beasts can be found in sunny Queensland, many of their origins can be traced back to the NT.
Queensland's oldest living crocodile in captivity, Cassius, was a Territory menace before being rehomed to Green Island off the coast of Cairns in 1987.
Video: Cairns Post
Size does matter...
Townsville's pride and joy, Jupiter, is a measly 4.3m saltie who would not have survived in the wild without human intervention.
Video: ABC 
The crocodile population has exploded from 3000 to 100,000 in the past 50 years across the Top End, research shows.
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Queensland's Estuarine Crocodile Monitoring Program report
The population of estuarine crocodiles in the Northern Territory is three to four times larger, three times more abundant and has a 10 times higher biomass per kilometre than in Queensland.
Stay in your lane...
Far North Queensland may be the true home of the cane toad but its claim to croc fame is off the mark.
Krys was the largest croc caught on record measuring 8.63m. It was shot by Christine Pawlowski in the Norman River — in 1957.
More than 60 years on, while Queenslanders continue to ride on the glory of the past, the Top End keeps producing mammoth crocs and will likely put Krys' 8.63m to shame as breeding flourishes.
Video: These Wander Days | YouTube
The Adelaide River, near Darwin, is home to at least two of the world's biggest crocodiles: Brutus and Dominator. Dominator is the river's alpha male at 5.7m. He reportedly had an epic tussle with rival Brutus, who is 5.4m.
Video: Andrew Falconer | YouTube
																																								

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