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Burt (c. 1920s or 1930s – December 2024) was an Australian saltwater crocodile who appeared in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. He died in December 2024, estimated to be at least 90 years old. [1] [2] Burt was named after Burt Reynolds.
A saltwater crocodile, Burt was estimated to be more than 5 meters (16 feet) long. He was captured in the 1980s in the Reynolds River and became one of the most well-known crocodiles in the world, according to Crocosaurus Cove. The 1986 movie stars Paul Hogan as the rugged crocodile hunter Mick Dundee.
Although Crocodile Dundee was a hit both in Australia and abroad, it became controversial with some Australian critics and audiences who resented the image of Australians as being ocker. [50] Robert Hughes complained in 2000 that to Americans "Crocodile Dundee is a work of social realism", giving them a " 'Wild West' fantasy" about Australia. [51]
The iconic saltwater crocodile who starred in the 1986 Australian classic Crocodile Dundee has died.
A man is presumed dead and crocodiles are back in Australian headlines after police found what they believe are the remains of a man taken from his boat over the weekend. (Via Flickr / Matthew ...
Burt, the iconic Saltwater crocodile that appeared alongside Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski in the hit movie, was believed to be more than 90 years old.
Cole has been described as the original Australian crocodile dundee, a buffalo shooter, a crocodile hunter and a horseman of the Australian outback. Cole had started out in Queensland in the Blackall Ranges as a rouseabout or stockman, moving from here to Lake Nash in the Northern Territory and then onto droving cattle down the Birdsville ...
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