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@xrobau@mastodon.au

2026-09-17 12:02 UTC

Ooh a local thing in #trending #news -- although it's probably not a good thing. Yes, the Fitzroy River in #Rockhampton DOES have a pile of Crocs. Yes, Saltwater Crocs, the ones that eat people. But it hardly ever happens. I think it's been almost a year since the last person was eaten! https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cqvgy1m9z4k8o #joke #sorta #itsBeenThreeYears

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  • @xrobau@mastodon.au also had these gems on the West coast messin about with the zoo's Salty on the weekend. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/perth-zoo-crocodile-hit-with-metal-pole/107156286?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

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  • @ecoscore@aus.social 2026-09-17 12:04

    @xrobau@mastodon.au I think a group swim by all the members of the #IOC would be appropriate gesture of leadership 😆

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  • @xrobau@mastodon.au almost a year! 😅 Seems too often for me. Unless it was the Black Knight, then I suppose horses for courses..?

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  • @wulfric@beige.party 2026-09-17 13:27

    @xrobau@mastodon.au You have to up the stakes to keep things interesting, right?

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  • @melissadancey@mastodon.au 2026-09-17 22:42

    @xrobau@mastodon.au Well, my sister went to the kayaking regatta on the Fitzroy River as a teen in mid 1990s. As well they trained on the Ross River, they had no problems with the crocs. Then the Olympians/paralympics will be ok.

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  • @ThisCJ@mastodon.nz 2026-09-18 00:41

    @xrobau@mastodon.au there was a news story a few years back in which the cops were chasing someone on foot through the Rockhampton streets, he jumped into the river, disappeared and was presumed to have “entered the food chain”. Or did I misremember that?

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  • @ChristineSaysHi@mastodon.au 2026-09-19 02:50

    @xrobau@mastodon.au Maybe the crocs aren't yet aware of the upcoming smorgasbord events?

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