tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post1188229990576053329..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: RICHARD FREEMAN: Giant Crocodiles - the supreme predatorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-77596506319949468032011-05-21T13:28:46.049+01:002011-05-21T13:28:46.049+01:00Interesting stuff...great job digging up all of th...Interesting stuff...great job digging up all of this information. That being said...you were right at the beginning- the largest confirmed crocodilian on record was a saltwater crocodile that drowned in a fishing net in the Fly River in 1980. It was a tad over 20 feet (6 meters) in length. No other reliable measurements of giant crocodilians exist (the 28 footer from the Normanton River is credited all over the place but the fact remains that there exists little more than anecdotal evidence.)It's important to note that even 18 foot crocodiles are not by any means "common" (they only exist in river systems with large crocodile populations and even then there are usually only a handful of them.) In Africa the largest confirmed Nile crocodile was a tad over 18 feet in length. Some of these crocodiles attain immense weights and seem to gain so much mass (width) that overestimation of size is quite common. 23 foot (7 meter) saltwater crocodiles are definitely possible (dare I say, likely) but anything over that is entering the realm of fantasy. I don't think it would be possible by any biological standard for any extant species to reach 30 feet.Brandon Sideleauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030915808713439493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-10581788296331292202009-05-20T21:29:14.092+01:002009-05-20T21:29:14.092+01:00hi there, am a real fan of giant crocodiles. Read ...hi there, am a real fan of giant crocodiles. Read a lot about sightings, records and random stories. Just wanted to say, the way you presented your info was really nice,no gimmicks,nice facts. I just have a question What do you think of Gustave? he supposedly ate 300 ppl and off the records a whole bunch of people who 've been thrown in the river due to the civil war raging in the country.Considering its around 60 yrs old now, you reckon he can get even bigger if left alone? Also do you think that there is a correlation between a croc's age and its intelligence?. Somehow bigger individuals keep away from human presence, they know we dangerous to them, but at the same time, they wont miss out on the opportunity to hunt us.ifrit418https://www.blogger.com/profile/05515232342964085396noreply@blogger.com