Datalogger retrieval

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Originally uploaded by wandering lizard.

So, sometimes interesting things happen while doing research at the croc farm. Yesterday, a crew came by to film the retrieval of a datalogger from this 2.8m (a bit over 9 ft) female saltwater crocodile. Apparently they were monitoring body temperature for something. Anyway, they drugged the croc, and pulled her out of her cage. The plan was to take her someplace quiet, and film one of the guys (Adam) as he reached down into her stomach to retrieve the datalogger, which is about the size of an egg (a chicken egg, that is, not a croc egg). It was quite a production.