[Robert] One of my favorite things about the Crocoseum is
of course, the crocodiles.
They've had a very, very long history here.
I reckon we should take a look behind the scenes
and see the real stars of the show.
Come have a look.
Before I take you down in amongst all the crocodiles,
I thought I'd show you what it looks like from up top
so you can see Dad's vision in reality.
We've got the seven crocodiles lined up all the way down here.
Bluey all the way to Scrappa.
In the enclosures themselves,
where the crocodiles spend most of their time,
we've just developed a new system.
We're actually using what's called an ozone system,
so there's no chlorine whatsoever.
It's completely natural freshwater.
And you can see in Charlie's enclosure how it's a little bit cloudy there.
And then in Murray's enclosure, there's that little bit of algae
on the bottom that is actually a great sign.
That is exactly what we want.
And this is the most natural way we can have crocodiles.
So this is actually really, really good for our beautiful family of crocs.
So the Crocoseum is down that way
but out the back here,
this is where it all happens.
I'll give you an example with Charlie here.
We've got this gate just there that opens and closes
and this little winch system here we can open this up,
and most of the time when showtime comes around, all of the male crocodiles
are sitting right at the gate. They're so keen.
That croc will cross this little land bridge here
and then follow the canal system
all the way up and around,
and then straight out into that main arena.
The crocodiles here at Australia Zoo,
they do move around quite a bit,
but we've got the four original crocs here
and that's of course, Graham, Charlie, Murray and Monty.
I thought I'd share the story with these particularly special crocodiles, starting
with Graham.
Graham and Bindi are sitting in there.
Now, Bindi is Graham's little wife.
And interestingly, my sister is actually named
after this crocodile.
[Steve] And he's this little baby girl.
I've gone Bindi! After my favorite crocodile, Bindi.
[Robert] Graham is a little bit cheeky, shall we say.
He's actually the only crocodile to have gotten the better of us a couple of times.
He bit dad on the hand, and there's some crazy footage.
While Dad was actually moving Graham, he's right next to the water's edge.
He's got a rope in one hand to move him.
Graham comes up, whack, grabs and pulls him straight back into the water,
and luckily Dad landed on Graham, which is enough for Graham to let go.
[Steve]Graham's never forgiven me for getting away with just a wounded hand.
[Robert] Now, the next Crocodile.
Charlie was originally from a little aquarium.
He was kind of in this sort of concrete pit
and he was destined to be sent to a croc farm.
And that's something we were very much against.
We couldn't have that happen.
He would have been turned into boots, bags and belts, and Mum managed to convince
Dad to actually rescue him and give him a wonderful life here at Australia Zoo.
[Steve] He's copped a lot of tormenting in his life,
now he gets to be the king of his territory.
And here he is, Charlie, one year later
and behaving just like a crocodile.
[Robert] Here is Murray, and he is a really cool croc.
He is the most reliable crocodile in the Crocoseum
you always know every single time he comes out, he is going to give it 110%.
There's some footage where
Dad's feeding him and Murray's head is above his. He is a real goer.
And even though he's put on a lot of size, he's still remained
a very smart and very agile, quick croc.
He is the absolute athlete amongst the crocodiles here.
But last but not least, we've got possibly my very favorite crocodile
in the entire Crocoseum, and that would have to be Monty.
Monty was actually the first big saltwater crocodile
that Australia Zoo ever had.
Monty, he really gives those incredible side swings.
That's what he really loves.
So he really shows that kind of stalking behaviour.
He'll be really nice and slow. He'll pop up.
His little eyes will come up above the surface,
and he'll give that really quick strike straight to the side.
And even though he's big and real bulky, he's still so quick on a dime.
Of course, there's more crocodiles that we have in here.
I could spend all day talking about them, but those four are our real stars
and the guys that have been here since day one,
the crocodiles that Dad originally started working with.
It's so wonderful that we get to continue all of this work that he started.
And it is such an honor working with the crocs that he originally fed.
And hopefully one day
all of you guys can come in here and watch the show for yourself.
I reckon there's one thing left to say
Crocs rule!