Crikey! The Bindi doll talks - theage.com.au

July 7, 2008
BINDI, the Emmy-winning daughter of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, is being made into a 25-centimetre doll dressed in khakis and sporting binoculars, a camera and other outback gear, as well as a cockatoo, a wombat and a python.

In the talking version of the doll, Bindi uses phrases such as, "Crikey! Let's go help wildlife", and, "You can make the world a better place", the Plain-Dealer newspaper reported in Cleveland, Ohio.

The replica of the child star is part of a toy line being developed by Wild Republic. The company began marketing a Steve Irwin doll several months after the Australian television host died from a poisonous stingray barb in his chest in September 2006.

The rubber dolls based on his daughter are set for US retailers this September.

Bindi Irwin's career began with appearances on her father's shows and later expanded to live music performances and child-fitness DVDs.

Bindi the Jungle Girl, a child-friendly version of her father's show, began in June 2007 on the Discovery Channel.

Bindi, nine, won a Daytime Emmy last month for the show and in Australia in May she won a Logie for most popular new female talent.

Wild Republic said the line was meant to be wholesome and spread Bindi's message about conservation.

A portion of the doll sales will help fund efforts to breed endangered species and rescue animals.

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From Jane in one of her exciting boxes.


A butter dish by Carltonware. From Ebay

Hybrid?

This is definitly one of my little brother and sisters creatures. Before learning the real word for crocodile they used to say 'ducklidarli'. this must be what they really meant

Man shoots co-worker while rescuing him from crocodile - From CNN.com

January 23, 2008
(CNN) -- A man who rescued a co-worker from the jaws of a crocodile in northern Australia also accidentally shot him in the process, police said.

The two men were collecting crocodile eggs by a river bank in Australia's Northern Territory Tuesday when a crocodile grabbed Jason Grant by the lower right arm, a spokeswoman for the area police told CNN.

The second man, Zac Fitzgerald, shot the crocodile, causing it to let go of Grant's arm. But a second shot that Fitzgerald fired struck Grant in the upper right arm, said Northern Territory police spokeswoman Katie Fowden.

Grant, who is in his late 20s, was flown to a hospital for treatment of both the bullet and the crocodile wounds. His injuries were not life-threatening, Fowden said.

The two men are workers at a crocodile farm in Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory. They were collecting the eggs legally, police said.

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The Samsonite luggage range - I've waited years for them to put out a crocodile range. They have had a giraffe, turtle and various other animals for years so it was only right that they finally got around to it! I bought these in Toronto in May this year.


This lovely pair were a gift from my friend Jane who lives in New York. Every now and then I recieve a parcel in the post full of crocs that she has 'ebayed'.

Monkey walks crocodile

Max Magnus Norman (b.1973) makes his own path in the world of art.
Sometimes when - if - you meditate or right before you fall asleep you might have seen clear pictures or scenes flash by in front of you eyes. What you see when you look at Max Magnus Norman's art is that kind of visions. Norman paints or sculpts the images he sees before him in the same manner as a scientist; without additions or subtractions. The result is a very personal art, at the same time it is not uncommon that astonished exhibition visitors recognize details from their own dreams in the paintings.

Max Magnus Norman covers several creative fields. Besides being an acclaimed painter and sculptor he is also the creator behind the highly popular computer game Abashera, a game in which the player wanders through a convincing three dimensional world solving a multitude of clever puzzles and riddles.

Crocodile Gets Invite In A Bar

June 26, 2008
A two-foot saltwater crocodile wandered in the front door of an Outback watering hole and got an invite from drinkers at the pub.

The young croc seemed harmless to the drinkers, so they invited the animal inside at the Noonamah Tavern on Sunday where they taped its mouth and took pictures of them holding it, before placing it a box.

Saltwater crocodiles are aggressive hunters and can grow to over 16 feet and are known to attack humans. It almost became extinct, but a conservation policy in the 1970s saw its population flourishing again in Australia's tropical north.

Barmaid Sarah Sparre told a local television station, "You could say we were a bit surprised. He was pretty complacent, easygoing. But we weren't going to test him out."

She believed the animal could have escaped from an animal farm several miles away. Wildlife officials arrived later to collect the crocodile and took it to the farm.