Where does Crocodile Dundee go wrong? | REACTION

Nature nerd Ann Jones takes a look at crocodile scenes in Hollywood movies and breaks down how accurate they really are.
Just how realistic is Mick's crocodile fight in 'Crocodile Dundee'? Or the huge crocodile Betty White feds in 'Lake Placid'? Is the giant man-eating crocodile in 'Rogue' even plausible?
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[@PortCharmers]

Not to mention that calling a crocodile "evil" is pretty rich coming from humans. We have a hard enough time treating each other with dignity, never mind other species.

[@Mhor]

"It's factually incorrect because it's actually impossible to look that sexy when you are in Northern Australia."

[@TheVuduYuDu]

I cried at the mosquitos on the bum bit.

[@simonz5905]

well.... then the studio set is extremely good

[@wedgeantilles4712]

@@simonz5905 You do realize that movies sometimes film on location... As this movie did.

[@anthonykot]

Something about Dr.Ann Jones intrigues me ... she just appeared from nowhere ..like a breath of fresh air ..

[@gfear24]

Same thing happened with me. I've been watching animal/wildlife videos for years, and just in the last week Dr Ann's videos started showing up in my recommendations. I'm not going down the rabbit hole. lol I think she's absolutely delightful.

[@marli288]

Me too! 😎

[@VictorLugosi]

She’s a fraud and a loser 😊

[@wedgeantilles4712]

The only sound that happens with a crocodile when it attacks, is the sound of their jaws snapping... And occasionally hiising.

[@ayoitzsergio]

Betty White was feeding them full grown cows haha

[@marli288]

😂😂

[@darrenanderson1233]

Just an idea, the most deadly animal in Alaska is not bears cougars or wolvess, but Moose! My sister lived up there and had several run ins, scary!

[@lilysfield1]

A moose lets no one get in the way of its agenda.

[@mattalford3932]

Orcas eat moose lol.

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

@@lilysfield1 me either

[@wolfman2.055]

@@mattalford3932 yeah but orcas don’t eat humans

[@teenytiny9933]

That big croc that attacked the helicopter reminds me a bit of sarcosuchus ( not sure I spelled that right) a very large early croc species from prehistoric times

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

It's name is hard to spell but I know which ya talking about.

[@ChazorHD]

This is actually good ABC. Good job

[@ABCScience]

Thanks!

[@ChazorHD]

@@ABCScience Dr Jones should react to more animal movies. Perhaps shark movies? 🦈

[@LazloVimes]

I could watch her all day :)

[@renae9237]

In terms of noises, the saltwater crocodile’s DO make a lot of hissing; and throat rumbling noises. This is generally done by territorial males that are showcasing their dominance; and isn’t done when they are seeking out their meal. When stalking and attacking prey, they are deadly silent. Regarding the boat incident, the boat in the clip shown while you were talking about the croc not being able to flip a tourist boat- was a dingy; while there IS a tourist boat in the movie that also gets sunken. Two different boats. Regarding weather a crocodile could flip a boat is a controversial one- because a crocodile of the size IN the movie, could absolutely flip a dingi- which would be smaller in length and width than that beast. Average sized saltwater crocodiles in Aus have been known to jump into boats / take out their engines as well. It’s not a stretch for one of that size to flip a boat. Maybe not the larger tourist boat, but the dingi definitely !

[@TimeSurfer206]

I agree on the not vocalizing on attacks: They are an AMBUSH predator, after all, so why waste the energy, right before you attack?

[@suchnothing]

Yeah I think they mostly vocalize to find mates or establish their territory. I've watched a lot of videos of crocs being fed, or wildlife documentaries of them hunting, and I don't remember hearing them vocalize. Although there's usually a lot of splashing and whatnot, so maybe it just get's drowned out. But I think it's just classic hollywood embellishment.

[@miguel_ignacio]

"Evil is a moral term and morality is human" holy crap that's so true

[@rysonnich]

They don't growl they actually hiss

[@kamion53]

Is the grunting and booming not just a mating call ddone by the males? having it roar when attacking is a bit like an oversex puber roaring "HOOTERS" every time he take a bite from his sandwich.

[@mjcandy9153]

I have no time with AUSTRALIAN salties, but I do have time with American Crocodiles and they hardly make any noise when taking prey. Any noise they do make in environmental, water moving, twigs snapping, etc. Unless they're mating or doing a dominance fight, they're basically mute.

[@GGA007Gaming]

Crocs and alligators hiss its a fact.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

In general they don’t make noise. Especially when hunting.

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

@@sharonkaczorowski8690 They do

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

@@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk yes but not when hunting…otherwise they would warn their prey,

[@Rubytuesday1569]

Same with the Salties here in Australia. Dead quiet when they're stalking prey. 🇦🇺

[@teenytiny9933]

Ann Jones: you likely aren't gonna see a croc when its checking you out Me: scaley ninjas hehehe Croc : hehehe I is log you no can see me now you is my snack

[@gazepskotzs4]

Reptiles never make sound when they catch prey, only as a warning and some also when they are mating.

[@dmdc5719]

Loved Lake Placid. One of my faves with crocs, mainly for the characters. I thought they were all fun characters and were really distinct from each other. Thought there was a lot of chemestry between them all. To my knowledge, crocs don't stop growing. They grow throughout their entire lives, and I don't recall there being a "maximum" length. I have seen documentiation and video of saltwater crocs in excess of 20 feet. I don't think it would be outside the realm of posibilities for one to reach 30. The one in that second set of clips eating tourists sure looked like it was the same size as the one in Lake Placid. For food, with regards to Lake Placid. There were lots of fish, and let's not forget in that film Betty White's character (Spoilers) was feeding the crocs. They were getting lots of food.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

You don’t think but i’m pretty sure that Dr. Ann Jones knows. And that, my friend, is a hell of a difference.

[@dmdc5719]

@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 No one can know for sure unless we find conclusive evidence. So what would be that conclusive evidence that they stop growing at a certain length?

[@sciencetroll6304]

Biggest caught killed and measured just under 30 foot. ( Normanton QLD ) Pace that out . . . . ' dinosaur ' . One plausible measured by navy engineers but not caught of 35 foot. I kind of know what I'm talking about, croc territory 100 yards from my house. Lake placid . . . . . no. I live in QLD Australia, and their territory here only extends about 40 mile outside of the tropics, because of water temperature. Southern tip of Florida MAYBE because of the gulf stream. Cheers.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Also one of my favorites!

[@jamesdoesitmatter]

The ohhfff sound of being bitten, and starteled, mixed in with a splashing from the attack.

[@ezequielambrosio9668]

Have you seen Rouge?? I just viewed it my first time and it had me on my endge of my seat.

[@AdamFJH]

@1:21 yep Steven Irwin sets up those traps but he also jumps out of his boat into the water and wrestles the crocs.

[@TheMightyN]

Factually, Crocodiles do roar on occasion, it sounds like the gurgling of the toilet after the flush. But roaring, while attacking their prey is false, however, they do roar when they're territorial and get into fights.

[@sciencetroll6304]

You said what I was going to say. Why would they risk scareing the prey ?

[@Arrogan28]

Lake Placid is actually a great movie. They do try to cover why there is a croc there, and while it is not the best justification, they do try to cover it, and the movie is overall well written and acted... even the justification for why he is in the water with the croc is covered, basically, they justify it by saying he is crazy... but they do point out that is not how you study crocs... for long... so yea, Lake Placid i think she should watch it and give it a try only because the dry sense of humor is pretty darn funny...

[@AshaHodge]

Omg she said Betty White is in the movie and she passed a few days ago at 99

[@lukiemchughy7696]

just the sound of water parting maybe when they are up on the bank but not while hunting

[@KittySnicker]

You should do one about Alligators!

[@jessicacooke7688]

Unfortunately there are no alligators un Aus :(

[@Barbarra63297]

Which is why, I NEVER watch these types of films. Drives me nuts when so much of the story is completely implausible, if not just downright out of the realm of reality completely. I think I watched the original Crocodile Dundee years ago and the only thing I liked about any of it was Mick.

[@vikutaa]

Black water is pretty realistic I mean it’s still a movie but closer to reality than these other films.

[@marli288]

😂😂 i take it your a mature adult then! Not many of us left 😊

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

My family will nit watch movies with me unless I promise to suspend my disbelief. It’s SO HARD!

[@marli288]

Yes ! Luv this show 😲 ! Been Binge Watching All' Day 😊 "now lets watch sum Crock Videos"! 😂 - im Scribed 👍and a Boss Welsh name too Luv+Peace 😍 Wales xx

[@erictaylor5462]

2:40 Actually, in the US you can. They have to be on a leash, and there are other restrictions depending on the park, but dogs are allowed.

[@synergysportals]

rogue is set in Australia...

[@ReezeGoingSenseless]

I kinda need this lady to comment on the "animals" of annhilitation, the movie.

[@pastorczo13]

There have been crocs found as far inland as Lake Eerie in Ohio. They will during the hot summer months travel up the coast and get into the waterways.

[@dinho890i]

Aligators*

[@arnookibeast]

Lake Placid is a classic, don't confuse reality with Hollywood.

[@hopefulelect1449]

croc don't make a sound when mouth is full, croc don't make sounds! unless is for mating lol or mom with babies

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

The babies sound like the laser guns

[@markwitte303]

not sure as i have not seen the movie or look at IMDB but i thought the movie was about alligators. there were a few fun movies about alligators invading cities.there is the decades old story during the sixties with people buying crocs and gators and monkeys on back page of comic books. And sea monkeys

[@aquariandawn4750]

We need a mutant sea monkeys movie

[@sciencetroll6304]

Biggest caught killed and measured 29 1/2 foot. Normanton QLD Australia.

[@whiteumbrella9344]

Lake Placid was such a good movie though. All of them were good. The characters, the story, and they acknowledged that there should not be crocodiles there so they discussed the implausibility. The movie is just so entertaining you forgive it. Like Deep Blue Sea and sharks. So unrealistic but also so good.

[@lazyidiotofthemonth]

There are people who get in the water with American Crocodiles and Alligators, but they usually choose to do when its a cold morning in winter when the gators a bit lethargic.

[@goodfox9250]

That’s crazy! Who would want to get in the water when it’s that cold?

[@lazyidiotofthemonth]

@@goodfox9250 Personally getting in the water with a crocodillian is a deal breaker, but cold water no problem, it doesn't get cold enough to freeze, and usually doesn't go much below 60° F in Florida, for Northerners like me, 60° is on the warm side.

[@goodfox9250]

@@lazyidiotofthemonth - I was joking. 😊

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

@@goodfox9250 me

[@mhomho1979]

She starts off with saying saltwater only live in warm waters with is incorrect, many venture off shore to deeper and colder waters with no problem what so ever.

[@JackyHeijmans]

Leaves me wondering why the woman keeps hanging on to her waterbottle...

[@Beachhopper]

Lake Placid was a fun, entertaining movie full of fun characters. It doesn't matter how factually wrong it was....it wasn't a documentary, it was just a movie. These kinds of movies aren't made for factual learning, they're made for entertaining,....and Lake Placid was great entertainment. :)

[@macaalf8219]

"Engineered" as in intelligently designed? PLEASE SAY NO!

[@akirayonomori3854]

Believe it, or not, it is engineered, sort of. You see, Mother Nature and her workings isn't just a blind force, not a "blind sculptor", so to speak. Everything has it's place and function, whether it is a cell, an organism, or a species, as a whole. That's the way it is.

[@macaalf8219]

@@akirayonomori3854 Well, no, "mother nature" relies on random changes, the ones more suitable for the environment will have a higher survival rate and thus be more likely to be passed on further. It is simple trial by error, one cannot call that engineering.

[@drinkiceteaable]

@@macaalf8219 I would say trial and error is an important part of engineering. You build something, see if it works, and whether it does or doesn't, you build off the failures and flaws, improving your design. It's not the only part but yes, I would count it as engineering. You could call that a type of evolution, so to speak.

[@adrien4269]

@@drinkiceteaable Except that in evolution, you don't buill off the failures and improving your design, each time you try again, it's again completely random. It could be 1000 times the same thing and fail over and over, basically like the uote people attribute to Einstein about madness.

[@malamuteaerospace6333]

Lake Placid IS NOT IN MAUNE. IT'S IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. But yes you are right it freezes. Remember the winter Olympics were there in the 80s.

[@bensmall6548]

The film is set in Maine at a fictional lake called Black Lake. For some reason they titled the film Lake Placid.

[@DigitalDuelist]

Who told you you cant have dogs in national parks? Not the case in the US though it makes sense considering the dingoe and wild dog populations you guys have in Australia

[@jessicacooke7688]

In Australia typical dog breeds (exclusive of dingos) are imported and so the natural wildlife (such as snakes, spiders and crocodiles) pose a significant risk to the dogs, also the dogs pose a biosecurity risk and danger to the behaviour of the natural animals that are already there in that habitat. In 2001 all state governments through instruction from the Department of Environment and Water passed laws so that only properly restrained service animals can enter the reserves.

[@ladyren1575]

Well in South Africa ur not allowed to have dogs in national parks

[@justoutofframemoviereviews656]

nothing for Peter Pan?

[@MissSmashlee]

Love it! I love a cringey movie. What about shark movies - that could be a whole series, they make some ridiculous claims.

[@ABCScience]

Great idea! Jaws, Sharknado, what else?

[@HippobuttgodCrackerjack]

@@ABCScience deep blue sea ace ventura

[@dzonbrodi514]

The Meg

[@MissSmashlee]

@@ABCScience all of the above... but also “deep blue sea” and if you’re really pushing it.... “Sharktopus” lol

[@raymondo162]

abc science?? A1 gurning festival. YOYOY ??

[@Razgriz85]

Saltwater crocodiles have been found in the Florida Everglades thanks to idiots introducing them, so they should just make a movie based on that.

[@ejay11000]

There are american crocodilee in the everglades....no saltwater crocodiles though.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Ejay1100 is right.

[@lilysfield1]

They are after all works of fiction. If they are inaccurate...its to be expected. They are entertainment, not education.

[@jessletch392]

Last month we made this vid of a growling crocodile. More of a satisfied gurgle than an attack noise. Pretty intense nonetheless. It’s not in Australia but Borneo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpqTl2p3ea15oJI

[@ABCScience]

Thanks for sharing Jess! That sound is indeed intense. It reminds us of the sound emus make when feeling threatened. Check that out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYbGgWaYZ9-Nl9E

[@greymouser8659]

No 'evil' in the animal kingdom!?....clearly never owned a cat.

[@aquariandawn4750]

Or seen the warring, cannibalistic chimpanzees.

[@GGA007Gaming]

1. There are plenty of documentaries with divers swimming with crocs and alligators. 2. Crocs and alligators can flip boats maybe no throw them 10 feet in the air but if you look hard enough there are plenty of people who were in a boat or eyewitnesses of crocs at the very least flipping boats. I learned this from watching river monsters with jeremy wade almost every episode he does in the nile talking to local tribes and they say these things. Also idk why this is so hard for people to believe. 3. Just saying guys spending a little time on google looking at news articles and stuff from around the world would go a long way. 4. If i remember correctly the croc in lake placid is about 30 feet. Im not even gonna defend this just go to google. There are literally like 5 documentaries about 30 foot crocs or almost 30 feet. So for you to say this is impossible or whatever is just factually wrong. If i remember correctly there was a 29 or 30 foot croc in a zoo in india or somewhere in that area of the world till it died. Again taking 5 min time to go on google would have told you all of this.

[@adrien4269]

Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in), and weighed 1,075 kg (2,370 lb), making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail. Google said you're wrong I guess.

[@mikerope5785]

it's pretty bad legal advice to say "Don't kill a crocodile they're protected" when that crocodile is predating you. Self-defence is a reasonable excuse for committing murder or wildlife crimes even if you're a vegan. Your own life should be more important than the life of something that is currently trying to hunt you. The correct advice would be "don't fill your canteen in a known crocodile habitat".

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

I really wish America used the metric system. I have to have a conversion chart to watch movies. Wasn't Primeval 2007 based on or inspired by true events about a "serial killer" crocodile in Africa (I know the phrase serial killer doesn't apply to animals)? Horrible movie...

[@grantgrant8554]

They need to have a real murderer react to movies murderers and go “yeah real life, we wouldn't do that, it's just not possible”

[@lifeisagift5627]

You are beautiful

[@Jiff321]

Uhhh

[@laurencehirst7814]

Actually, no!..Crocodiles in the top end, are not fully protected!..They are 'partly' protected!..

[@kristinairmer4753]

Hollyweird ruined many animals reputation. Like siamese cats. I have had many and they are the most loving intelligent cats!

[@ethancoolbro18gamer86]

Has it ever occurred to them that they're just *movies*

[@markwitte303]

gators and crocs are very different and i dont know if i can wear gators on my feet but i can wear gaiters on my lower legs.

[@MAZ732]

Did she say abc or LBGT 😂🤣

[@1n0nlybryce57]

She is lying

[@Mhor]

About what?

[@janeydarkheir7906]

Hahahaha

[@JWMcLay]

About what indeed? Go on about what is she lying?