Jacklin Kwan is a freelance journalist based in the United Kingdom who primarily covers science and technology stories. She graduated with a master's degree in physics from the University of Manchester, and received a Gold-Standard NCTJ diploma in Multimedia Journalism in 2021. Jacklin has written for Wired UK, Current Affairs and Science for the People.
A large-scale saltwater crocodile mating frenzy was recently triggered by an unlikely suspect in Australia — a low-flying Chinook helicopter. Ranchers from the Koorana Crocodile Farm in Queensland, which is home to over 3,000 crocodiles, said their scaly residents became aroused after the flyby and"mated like mad."
So what is it about low-flying helicopters that gets crocs in the mood? Herpetologist Mark O'Shea from the University of Wolverhampton in the U.K., told Live Science there are a few reasons why a helicopter might spark a crocodile sex frenzy.One reason may be tied to helicopters simulating many of the warning signs of an incoming thunderstorm.
Warm and wet weather usually triggers mating behaviors, and October is just about the right time for crocodile romance in Northern Australia, where Lever's crocodile farm is located. "I imagine that the downdraft from a large, heavy helicopter would create a change in pressure that the ISOs on crocodile skin can detect," O'Shea said."Dropping barometric pressure from a downdraft may resemble the change in pressure from a storm.
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