Later that day...

Friday 24/9/2010
At Crocodylus Park we went to the museum and we saw some baby crocodiles in tanks and some skeletons and skulls of crocodiles. We saw eggs and how the crocs make nests and how the different crocs make different nests. There were models of traps used to catch crocodiles and models of different ways they track crocodiles. There was a timeline which showed crocodiles had been around since dinosaurs were on earth and we were told that there had been crocs that could only live on land and they had become extinct, but the ones that could survive in water and on land, survived. Then we went outside and looked at the snakes. There were two boa constrictors which were cool! We went on a tour of the breeding crocodiles. There was a lagoon and the guide tried to feed the female crocs a turkey leg, but they wouldn't jump. There were two pulleys and wire running between them. On the bottom one there was a chain to attach food and the guide dangled it above the water. One croc teased us, by sticking it's nose up, but then it went back in. Then we saw the big male crocs and they were very, very big. He fed them by holding a stick over the fence with a string on the end for some meat. You couldn't see the croc in the water or moving until it jumped! It scared the life out of me! Then he offered for other people to feed the crocs and Mummy had a go. He was a bit lazy and he wouldn't go for it until she dipped it in the water like a tea bag. When the crocs jumped, they made me jump but they were very, very cool. After feeding the big crocs we got to hold a baby! It was weird. It made me feel a bit ugh! It was very cute though. It felt squashy and the sides felt like a snake and the top was really bumpy. It had big, round eyes and it kept watching Molly's toes dangling out of the sling, like they might be something yummy to nibble on! Crocodiles have a valve in the back of their throat which closes when they are underwater so when the eat they have to open the valve to swallow, so they have to come to the surface. The valve makes a "POP" sound! They can stay underwater for at least an hour if they're not stressed. Crocodiles are different from alligators. Alligators have a bigger snout and crocodiles have a longer snout. It was good fun but very hot!
When we got back, we went for a swim. While we were swimming Mum spoke to the chef and then told us that they could cook us "barra and beans" for dinner!! I haven't ever eaten at a restaurant because they don't usually have food we can eat, but Mum made sure they didn't use anything that could make us sick. It was REALLY nice and I wished I could have more, but Mum and Dad said "no", because you had to pay for "seconds." It was cool to eat by the pool. Claire calls barramundi "barran-undies!"
Now I'm going to bed before I get eaten by mozzies! Tomorrow we leave for Kakadu (Takadoos according to Claire!)