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A 60-mile swim would be an unimaginable feat for most animal |
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but salties are not most animals |
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One of the few crocodiles to tolerate saltwater |
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they are also the largest and strongest swimmers |
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Guided by an internal compass they made landfall throughout the Solomons |
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and became the most easterly population of crocodiles in the Pacific |
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Once arrived, they'd have had plenty to feast on |
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The waters surrounding New Guinea and the Solomons are the richest and most diverse in the world |
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Indeed, there are more species of fish on one of these reefs than in the whole of the Caribbean |
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But how did all this life reach the Solomons from New Guinea |