A helicopter sparked a massive crocodile mating sex frenzy when they probably mistook the sound for a giant thunderstorm

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 18:59

dozens of saltwater crocodiles on top of each other in Queensland, Australia — Dozens of saltwater crocodiles in a pen at Johnstone River Crocodile Farm in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia in 2006.
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A low-flying helicopter sparked a mating frenzy at a crocodile farm in Australia.
It's currently courtship season for saltwater crocs on the continent.
The crocs may have mistaken the chopper's sound for a storm or rival males.

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.