The terrifying appeal of films about killer crocs and sharks

The terrifying appeal of films about killer crocs and sharks

Why do filmmakers keep making these creature features and who's watching them?

  • byGarry Maddox

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Crocodile'unlikely'to have taken man missing in Daintree Rainforest

Crocodile'unlikely'to have taken man missing in Daintree Rainforest

Milan Lemic was last seen with his bogged ute on Sunday. When a witness returned 20 minutes later with a tractor,he was gone,leading to fears of a crocodile attack.

  • byAaron Bunch andZach Hope
Man missing in croc-infested Daintree Rainforest after bogging ute

Man missing in croc-infested Daintree Rainforest after bogging ute

When a local returned with a tractor 20 minutes later to help free the Victorian man's car,he had disappeared.

  • byAaron Bunch
Crocodile euthanised after attack on Queensland ranger

Crocodile euthanised after attack on Queensland ranger

The crocodile was found near the attack site,where a 54-year-old man was seriously injured but managed to fight the animal off.

  • byLucy Stone
Victim poked crocodile in eye to get away

Victim poked crocodile in eye to get away

The off-duty ranger was fly fishing near the tip of Cape York Peninsula when the croc lunged from the water and grabbed him by the leg.

  • byTracey Ferrier
Man mauled by crocodile in Queensland's far north

Man mauled by crocodile in Queensland's far north

Paramedics found the victim,a man aged in his 50s,with significant hand and leg injuries.

  • byToby Crockford
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Croc-spotting drones to patrol north Queensland skies

Croc-spotting drones to patrol north Queensland skies

The drones will be used in far north Queensland this summer to keep swimmers safe.

  • byStuart Layt
Mystery metal found in crocodile came from person,medical experts say

Mystery metal found in crocodile came from person,medical experts say

A British surgeon has confirmed the orthopaedic plate found inside a crocodile in Queensland was fitted to a human bone.

'She's a sweetheart':Owner to farewell'beautiful'suburban pet croc

'She's a sweetheart':Owner to farewell'beautiful'suburban pet croc

This Melbourne woman slept in a bed with her 2.5-metre pet saltwater crocodile,because it had a sore foot.

  • byCarolyn Webb
Townsville residents on'croc watch'after floods

Townsville residents on'croc watch'after floods

North Queensland residents are on"croc watch"as wildlife officers work to capture reptiles displaced by the recent floods and return them to the safety of the Ross River.

  • byRobyn Wuth
Queensland cop drags bus driver from crocodile creek

Queensland cop drags bus driver from crocodile creek

Officers used torches and their vehicle's headlights to watch out for crocodiles while a colleague entered the water.

  • byJocelyn Garcia