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A low-flying helicopter sparked a mating frenzy at a crocodile farm in Australia (www.businessinsider.com)

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You might expect the whirring blades of a helicopter to spark concern or annoyance from animals in the vicinity. But for the reptilian residents of a crocodile farm, a low-flying chopper seemed to signal mating season.

"All of the big males got up and roared and bellowed up at the sky, and then after the helicopters left they mated like mad," John Lever, owner of the Koorana Crocodile Farm in Queensland, Australia, told ABC.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here's the strangest part of this story:

Saltwater crocodile farm

What?

I mean of all the livestock options in the world, you go with that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Makes sense given they already live in the area. And we tried getting crocodile leather from the native population, nearly wiped em out.