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  • 7/5/2025
Daintree River Crocodile Scarface and what he might say in an interview. Words and photo by David White of Solar Whisper Wildlife and Crocodile Cruises. Song by Gary Crockett.

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00:00We bring you an exclusive interview
00:14Unfiltered, unapologetic
00:16Days of the Daintree, A-lister
00:19Our guest, true survivor
00:23Apex predator, ancient legend
00:26And frankly, a bit of a unit
00:28Scarface, glad to be here
00:31Let's jump right in
00:36There's been talk that we need to control your numbers
00:40Cause you have no natural predators
00:42Oh, that one
00:44When I first read that, I dead set thought it was satire
00:49You mob do know we've been here since dinos
00:53We're doing the cha-cha, right
00:55Millions of years
00:57Just minding our own biz
00:59Surviving meteors and ice ages
01:05So you don't think human management is necessary
01:12Management? Well, you lot are nailing that all right
01:18Managing the planet
01:20Plan it right into a bin
01:23There's been fire, climate's cracking
01:27Oceans full of plastic Don't get me started on the housing market
01:31The overpopulation ain't us Don't mean to be rude, but
01:37It's you lot
01:38It's you lot
01:39Cause nothing eats us when we're big
01:41I'll best give elephants
01:44And blue whales
01:45The heads up
01:46Are they next on your no predators hit list?
01:49Good point
01:51Good point, let's not forget
01:53Your newcomers here in Aussie land
01:56Not trying to be offensive
01:58But we have lived here
02:00Unmanaged for let's say
02:02Oh, 65,000 years
02:04No dramas
02:06Then you lot rock up
02:08Call it management
02:09Nearly wiped us out
02:11And let's be honest
02:13You've got a bit of a track record in that department
02:16So you're saying you aren't the problem
02:25We're the original locals
02:28Been running rivers and keeping ecosystems tidy since before mammals eat had go
02:35Final message
02:38The housing market's tanked
02:40Not for you long
02:42For us
02:43The water's full of plastic
02:46The rivers are warmer than a pie on the dash
02:50You're out here
02:52Chucking cane toads around like party favors
02:56Then acting surprised when things get messy
03:00You're overfishing, overbuilding, and overcooking the planet
03:06But yeah, let's manage
03:08You don't have to like us
03:11The feeling's mutual
03:13Don't pretend
03:14Colour is about balance
03:16It's about convenience
03:18Ego and domination
03:20You're overfishing, overbuilding, and overcooking the planet
03:46You're overfishing, overbuilding, and overcooking the planet
03:50You're overfishing, overbuilding, and overcooking the planet
03:54akah
03:55常
03:56You're overfishing, overbuilding, and overcooking and光ing the planet
03:58And you're overfill
03:59With the full left
04:01Your water's full und poverty
04:02You're overfishing, over剛好
04:03And you're overfishing, overbuilding, and saving you
04:04Get a tough truck
04:05All right, but we need to sanitize
04:06You're overfishing
04:07utan
04:08But yeah, the third of the thing
04:09It's about a day
04:10We need to find verschレ illegal
04:11Electricity
04:12You're overfishing, over comforting
04:13To be a安定
04:15And your destiny
04:16Why are your pyramids
04:17Now
04:19For ourirs