The Crocodile Hunter 13 specials into 2007; with a nearly 11-year run, the series is the second longest-running program of any Discovery Communications network, behind "MythBusters". The Crocodile Hunter The Crocodile Hunter is a wildlife documentary television series that was hosted by Steve Irwin and his wife, Terri. The show became a popular franchise due to Irwin's unconventional approach to wildlife. It spawned a number of separate projects, including the feature film "" and two television spinoffs: "Croc Files" and "The Crocodile Hunter Diaries". The series was presented on Animal Planet, becoming the network's highest-rated series at the time, and was in international
Freshwater crocodile Freshwater crocodile The freshwater crocodile ("Crocodylus johnstoni" or "Crocodylus johnsoni"; see below), also known as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile or colloquially as freshie, is a species of crocodile endemic to the northern regions of Australia. Unlike their much larger Australian relative, the saltwater crocodile, freshwater crocodiles are not known as man-eaters, although they will bite in self-defence and brief non-fatal attacks, apparently the result of mistaken identity, have occurred. When Gerard Krefft named the species in 1873, he intended to commemorate the man who first reported it to him, Australian Native Police officer and amateur naturalist Robert Arthur