Jack's end

[size=14pt]4.7m croc caught in Berry Springs [/size]

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[size=11pt]GOTCHA: Croc catcher Tommy Nichols, left, helps to remove the giant saltie from the trap. Picture: PARKS and WILDLIFE
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NADJA HAINKE

October 23rd, 2009

A MONSTER saltwater crocodile has been caught near a popular swimming hole in Darwin's rural area.

It took five rangers to pull the 4.7m beast from a permanent trap at Berry Springs - about 1km downstream from the main waterhole.

Croc catcher Tom Nichols said it was the biggest reptile rangers had caught in a trap this year.

"This is the largest crocodile we've removed from the area in the last four years and is also the largest crocodile we've removed from any of our traps in 2009," he said.

"It is unusual but every now and again we get one up (at Berry Springs)."

A Berry Springs ranger reported the find about 10am after checking the traps during his daily tour.

The male saltie, in his 50s, had to be drugged before rangers removed him in just over an hour.

"He performed quite well actually for his size," Mr Nichols said.

"He could've given us a hard time but they're like humans. Some give you a hard time and others don't."

The find comes only weeks after the popular water holes had to be closed temporarily after bacteria counts in the pools had risen to abnormal levels.

The croc was taken on the back of a trailer to the Darwin crocodile farm.

Mr Nichols said the saltie was believed to have come through Darwin harbour before it was captured in the trap.

"This one was in a good condition," he said.

"He had all his limbs. He had barnacles growing on him, which suggests he's been in saltwater for quite some time."

Two permanent traps, one in the saltwater and another in the freshwater section, are located in the area in a bid to keep the pools safe for swimmers.

Berry Springs rangers check the traps on a daily basis and rebait them at least once a week.

Mr Nichols said the public had no need to panic.

"The main problem would be during the wet season but that's when it's closed anyway and when the whole area floods."


http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/10/23/94971_ntnews.html

Ook een goed weekend........ :up:

Jack :evil:
 
[quote author=Kathren link=topic=7973.msg148660#msg148660 date=1256544486]
Waar duck tape allemaal niet goed voor is  :lol:
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Eendenplakband??? :D

Duct tape :p
 
[quote author=Maluka link=topic=7973.msg148665#msg148665 date=1256545916]
[quote author=Kathren link=topic=7973.msg148660#msg148660 date=1256544486]
Waar duck tape allemaal niet goed voor is  :lol:
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Eendenplakband??? :D

Duct tape :p
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Haha ik dacht ook altijd DuckTape..  :grin: Is veel logischer he Kath  :wink:
 
[quote author=Maluka link=topic=7973.msg148665#msg148665 date=1256545916]
[quote author=Kathren link=topic=7973.msg148660#msg148660 date=1256544486]
Waar duck tape allemaal niet goed voor is  :lol:
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Eendenplakband??? :D

Duct tape :p
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Fingers zijn nog niet wacker  :lol:
 
[quote author=Kathren link=topic=7973.msg148706#msg148706 date=1256571472]
Dus toch niet  :blond:
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Joehoee!!  :grin:
 
on photo,  niet van mij , cute maar niet van mijn.

Ik zou mijn kinderen niet aan de muur plakken, mischien aan het plafond :shock: :cool:

Jack :evil:
 
[quote author=Jack link=topic=7973.msg148869#msg148869 date=1256736433]
on photo,  niet van mij , cute maar niet van mijn.

Ik zou mijn kinderen niet aan de muur plakken, mischien aan het plafond :shock: :cool:

Jack :evil:
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Hmmmm ik hoor hier regelmatig ... achter het behang

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Tja ik kwam onderstaande oefening tegen en moest toen gelijk denken aan...... :fishing: :fishing2: :devil: Jack

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm
1. (Fish) is one of Jack's hobbies.
2. He often fishes for hours without (catch) anything.
3. lnstead of (catch) fish, he sometimes finds old boots in the water.
4. After (have, spend) a whole morning on the river he goes home.
5. 'You must give up (fish) !' his mother often says.
6. But Jack is not really interested in (fish).
7. He's only interested in (sit) there and (do) nothing at all
8. His father thinks that (fish) is a waste of time.
9. 'You should spend more time on (do) homework,' he says.
10. But instead of (study), Jack always dreams of (go) to the river. :D
 
alieNL said:
Tja ik kwam onderstaande oefening tegen en moest toen gelijk denken aan...... :fishing: :fishing2: :devil: Jack

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm
1. (Fish) is one of Jack's hobbies.
2. He often fishes for hours without (catch) anything.
3. lnstead of (catch) fish, he sometimes finds old boots in the water.
4. After (have, spend) a whole morning on the river he goes home.
5. 'You must give up (fish) !' his mother often says.
6. But Jack is not really interested in (fish).
7. He's only interested in (sit) there and (do) nothing at all
8. His father thinks that (fish) is a waste of time.
9. 'You should spend more time on (do) homework,' he says.
10. But instead of (study), Jack always dreams of (go) to the river. :D
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She's got the Jack.....now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7FFPP5KKA8&feature=related

Jack lives here http://blog-imgs-22-origin.fc2.com/d/e/s/desperados/JackLivesHere01.jpg

Jack :evil:
 
Welcome in the topend.

Zie link hieronder;
Daarom moet je een netje gebruiken als je het vissie uit het water wilt halen vanuit je boot.
Blijf ver genoeg van de waterkanten want ze hebben pootjes.
En toch zijn er altijd enkelen die dat vergeten.

Zie filmpje in link hieronder...
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/11/05/98401_ntnews.html


Fishermen flee as croc grabs catch

REBEKAH CAVANAGH

November 5th, 2009

THREE fishermen were forced to make a dash for safety after a curious crocodile crept up on them before stealing a shark they had just reeled in at a Territory beach.

And in what has been described as "a National Geographic moment" it was all caught on camera.

The footage shows the 3m saltie watching the anglers as it lurked in the shallows about 50m from the shore, before eerily darting through the water at speed towards them.

But the croc was not after the burly blokes - it was more interested in the 1m-long whaler shark flipping around on the sand that they had just netted.

Watch the full and unedited croc eats shark video here.

Pictures: What crocs like to eat


The capture of nature at its best was made by Territory Buffalo Safaris owners Brenton and Anne Hurt.

The Darwin-based tour operators had taken a group of American tourists out to the Cobourg Peninsula, about 270km northeast of Darwin, and were throwing in a line off the coast when they noticed the croc watching the action.

Mrs Hurt said the croc moved through the water "pretty quickly".

"It headed straight in for them so they legged it up the beach," she said.

In a panic, the man behind the camera, who was sitting safely atop a cliff face and keeping an eye out on the croc, can be heard on the video yelling, "Guys, get out ... get out!" when he saw the beast honing in on the anglers.

He then firmly told them to get up on the escarpment.

"He can have the fish," he said.

Mrs Hurt said the crocodile was obviously lured in by the shark splashing in the water.

"We were all surprised that it came in with three big men there," she said.

The footage, taken in May, then showed the reptile crawl on to the beach and after taking one snap at the shark and missing, it quickly clamped its jaws over the fish's tail and, looking quite pleased with itself, as it dragged its catch back into the ocean.

The croc showed up on the beach about 100m away with the fish still squirming in its mouth.

Mrs Hurt said they had been conducting hunting tours at the Cobourg Peninsula for about 15 years and that the crocodile population in the area had sky-rocketed.

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In het wild van de NT leven NIJLPAARDEN.....
Hieronder het bewijs.
Nu nog leeuwen en olifanten :smile:



Hippoo shot in the NT

ALYSSA BETTS

November 16th, 2009


The pigmy hippo that was accidentally shot. Picture: KATRINA BRIDGEFORD

A PYGMY hippopotamus has been shot dead during a pig hunting expedition in the Territory.

The hippo is normally native to the swamps of west Africa, in particular Liberia.

Instead, this one - estimated to be about 250kg - was shot while roaming the bush of the Douglas Daly, 200km south of Darwin.

This is about 16,000km away from Liberia.

It is believed the female hippo is an old escapee from Tipperary Station, from when it used to be an exotic animal reserve.

This means it has been poking about the Douglas Daly for the past five years.

Pictures: Hunting season


Nico Courtney, 27, was out spotlighting for pigs with his mate Rusty on a station in the Douglas Daly district on Saturday night.

"It was about 1am and running away from us - from the tail end it just looked like a big pig," the station worker said.

"We got out, had a look at it, and thought 'that's not a pig, it's a hippo'.

"Then we thought 'you don't get hippos in Australia'."

The pair thought it might be a baby hippo - and then naturally started wondering, as they stood in the middle of dark scrub, "where the hell" its mum and dad might be.

Mr Courtney said he rang a few mates to tell them what happened.

"They told me to go to bed," he said. "So I thought I'd better call the boss, and he said 'no it couldn't be'."

They both decided to get some shuteye and "reassess the situation in the morning".

But it was still a hippo come daylight.

Mr Courtney's boss, Gordon Coward, reckons the hoofer is from Tipperary Station.

"I heard all sorts of funny stories of break outs and people kept saying 'look out for giraffes in the paddock', but I didn't think much of them."

Tipperary Station - which is about 50km from Douglas Daly - was turned into an exotic wildlife sanctuary by its former owner, millionaire Warren Anderson.

Mr Anderson eventually began trying to sell the animals - which included rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, giraffes, zebras and deer - back in 2003 after selling his interest in the station.

But some of the planned transfers were caught up in a legal wrangle between the Territory Government and Mr Anderson.

The hippo's carcass is now being kept in a cold room at the Douglas Daly Research Farm.


You are not allowed to use that image extension on this board.
Zie foto's in link hieronder http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/11/16/101241_ntnews.html

Jack :evil:
 
:grin: :grin: :grin:

subtropisch okay.
2 klimaten hier , warm of hot. alright..... give me a cold drink mate.

Exotisch , dat is toch als een mooie beach babe in een te kleine bikini over het strand loopt.
Of noemen we dat very exotisch.

NT exotisch :mellow: Please explain Kathren ,



Jack :evil:
 
Jack said:
:grin: :grin: :grin:

subtropisch okay.
2 klimaten hier , warm of hot. alright..... give me a cold drink mate.

Exotisch , dat is toch als een mooie beach babe in een te kleine bikini over het strand loopt.
Of noemen we dat very exotisch.

NT exotisch :mellow: Please explain Kathren ,



Jack :evil:
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De Biologische definitie van Exotisch/Exoot:
Het begrip exoot is vaak moeilijk af te bakenen. Een exacte definitie is soms niet mogelijk als het niet geheel duidelijk is of de soort daadwerkelijk door mensen is geïntroduceerd, omdat er bijvoorbeeld geen bronnen van zijn. Een internationaal gebruikte definitie is:

Een exoot is een soort die door mensen is losgelaten buiten zijn natuurlijke verspreidingsgebied. Dat wil zeggen het gebied waarbinnen de soort geëvolueerd is en zich zelfstandig heeft kunnen verspreiden.[1]
In deze definitie suggereert de term losgelaten opzettelijkheid. Dit hoeft echter niet het geval te zijn: een exoot is heel vaak zonder opzet door de mens of onder menselijke invloed geïntroduceerd.


Ik bedoelde het dus letterlijk Jack... al kan ik me voorstellen dat je jouw beeld van exotisch leuker vindt :p :wink:
 
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