The powerful Crocodile, the “Confirmed Bachelor”, and the true star of Crocodile Dundee

Burt, known as the “bastard” saltwater crocodile. Crocodile Dundee, He died over the weekend. Long live Bert.

Along with the knife, it wouldn’t be a Crocodile Dundee without crocodiles, and Burt appeared in the 1986 film and is also said to have inspired the crocodile that nearly devours unwitting reporter Sue Charlton (played by Linda Kozlowski) in one crucial scene.

Bert “passed away peacefully” at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Australia, Herbs and Aquarium he wrote on Facebookestimated that he lived well into his nineties.

Named after the late actor Burt Reynolds and weighing approximately 1,500 pounds, Burt leads the central conflict of the Australian-American action comedy. Crocodile Rising from murky water Just as Charlton is wading into the cold water and having a drink, when suddenly he (or rather the prop claiming to be him) snatches the canteen from around her neck with big, big, pointy teeth. At the last minute, voyeur Mick Dundee (played by Paul Hogan) leaps into the frame and mercilessly delivers a fatal blow to Bert with his famous knife.

The trauma that occurs connects the characters and they end in an embrace. In Dundee’s arms, Charlton asks: “Is he dead?” “Well, if not, I’ll do a hell of a job skinning the bastard,” Dundee responds sarcastically.

Burt’s apparent on-screen behavior wasn’t just fantasy, according to the Crocosaurus Cove post. The aquarium described it as a “fiery,” “fierce” and “defiant” crocodile that became a “well-known ambassador for crocodile education.” The website also described him as a “confirmed bachelor – an attitude he demonstrated during his early years on the crocodile farm.”

Burt first arrived on the farm in the 1980s, after being captured from the Reynolds River in Australia’s Northern Territory, according to a social media post. The largest reptile alive today, saltwater crocodiles are also native to it Eastern India and Southeast Asia. They are not listed as endangered, although National Geographic notes that the species’ “reputation as a man-eater” is putting “stress on the population.” It stands to reason that this is at least partly due to films like Crocodile Dundeeas the experts did Associated with Steven Spielberg Jaws (1975) to harmful results for sharks.

On Facebook, visitors to Crocosaurus Cove shared their colorful memories of Bert and wished the powerful reptile lived in another world.

“I hope the rivers are full of delicious fish where you are now,” one commenter said warmly. Another offered: “I hope the WD is stuffed and doesn’t burn.”