Count the Saltwater Crocs among those affected by Cyclone Yasi, which pummeled Queensland in early February.
First a
report from the Billabong Sanctuary in Townsville:
Bob Flemming from the Billabong Sanctuary says his 12 breeding crocs would not surface for several days after the enormous category five cyclone crossed the coast at Mission Beach more than a week ago.
"They were traumatised for a couple of days," Mr Flemming told AAP.
"They stayed underwater for some time and didn't even surface for food."
But he said the crocs, some more than four metres long, have since recovered and are back to feeding again.
His wildlife park lost power but back-up generators kept incubators containing more than 300 crocodile eggs going
A
report from last spring shows that after the floods, wild crocodiles are now on the cruise for a good meal.
The unusually heavy falls in the Burke shire, in Queensland's northwest, also brought a nasty surprise for locals in the form of 5m crocodiles.
"Because the floods bring the dead wildlife, the crocs follow them," said Jake Davis, manager of the Burketown Caravan Park.
"There's a big area of water, six or seven kilometres wide, and the crocs are just going where they like."
With the severe flooding this time around, we can only expect the same.
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