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“Crocodiles are perfect”: reptile expert Heino Nölke on World Croc Day

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Crocodiles have been around for 200 million years; in Australia, they haven't changed for 80 million years. Credit: David Clode / Unsplash

Crocodiles are often more feared than understood. Reptile expert Heino Nölke and his wife run the company Reptile Awareness Displays of Australia. In conversation, Heino, who is originally from Hamburg, shares his fascination with crocodiles and dispels prejudices.


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Crocodiles are often more feared than understood. Reptile expert Heino Nölke and his wife run the company Reptile Awareness Displays of Australia. In conversation, Heino, who is originally from Hamburg, shares his fascination with crocodiles and dispels prejudices.


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Heino Nölke with the freshwater crocodile Rango. Credit: Heino Noelke

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