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bakedbean Apr 20th 2015 8:40 pm

Crocodiles anyone?
 
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I didn't think that we had crocodiles here. At least I thought it was back in the olden days. But it seems we do :blink: Hopefully none in Penang.

A 3.6 metre crocodile weighing almost 400 kilos was captured in Banting by firemen. Banting is down a bit (south west) from Putrajaya. You can read a little bit here on the New Straits Times:
3.6m crocodile captured in Banting | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News

PoolieAbroad Apr 20th 2015 9:35 pm

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Seems your lucky up in Penang we have a few nasty ones living around Melaka in the mangroves apparently.
Fortunately we are not fond of swimming in the sea around these parts but I am told they have been seen near some of Seafood Restaurants near the coast

Current Distribution - Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

ex reg Apr 20th 2015 9:46 pm

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There was a dead croc floating in the river in Kuantan a few months ago when we were doing our Malaysia road trip.
At least 6 foot long.

Gunnar45 Apr 20th 2015 11:45 pm

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even if no crocs in Penang, the article contributed with two new words to my vocabulary:
Extirpated and Itinerant.
I doubt that I will use them frequently :-)

bakedbean Apr 21st 2015 12:09 am

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Originally Posted by ex reg (Post 11624417)
There was a dead croc floating in the river in Kuantan a few months ago when we were doing our Malaysia road trip.
At least 6 foot long.

It may have been pretending to be dead :sneaky:

InVinoVeritas Apr 21st 2015 12:18 am

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Originally Posted by Gunnar45 (Post 11624512)
even if no crocs in Penang, the article contributed with two new words to my vocabulary:
Extirpated and Itinerant.
I doubt that I will use them frequently :-)

Sounds like a challenge to use those two words in the same sentence as crocodile.:p

OriginalSunshine Apr 21st 2015 1:29 am

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Wild and farmed ones here in Sarawak. Quite common.

PoolieAbroad Apr 21st 2015 3:12 am

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Originally Posted by Gunnar45 (Post 11624512)
even if no crocs in Penang, the article contributed with two new words to my vocabulary:
Extirpated and Itinerant.
I doubt that I will use them frequently :-)


The English Language is truly wonderful!

Garbatellamike Apr 21st 2015 3:14 am

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Originally Posted by InVinoVeritas (Post 11624543)
Sounds like a challenge to use those two words in the same sentence as crocodile.:p

It seems there is an itinerant crocodile in an area where they had been extirpated? ;)

InVinoVeritas Apr 21st 2015 4:41 am

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It's all Greek to me :rofl:

Hovite Apr 21st 2015 2:03 pm

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Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine (Post 11624616)
Wild and farmed ones here in Sarawak. Quite common.

And in Sabah too, including a bisexual variety - Tuaran Crocodile Farm | Places / Destination | Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Gunnar45 Apr 21st 2015 2:25 pm

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Hovite,
I hope that they won't be subject to extirpation due to their sexual itinerancy.

Hovite Apr 21st 2015 3:34 pm

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Gunner45, I don't think so as long as they keep their breath fresh and their teeth nice and white by brushing them night and day (like in the advert:D)

bakedbean Apr 21st 2015 9:17 pm

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Congrats to Garbatellamike and Gunnar for their proficiency in the English language :p

bakedbean Apr 21st 2015 9:18 pm

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Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine (Post 11624616)
Wild and farmed ones here in Sarawak. Quite common.

Farmed ones for what? Like crocodile steaks or something?


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