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Keira Jenkins

'Surprising' study finds Qld crocs stay close to home

Crocodiles in Queensland are happy to stay close to home unlike their NT cousins, a study has found (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Queensland crocodiles like to stay close to home with most remaining within 50km of where they hatched, unlike their wide-roaming counterparts in the Northern Territory.

In fact, most crocodile parents and offspring in Queensland are found within 10km of each other, a joint Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI)-CSIRO study found. 

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