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This is not a quoll. Obviously. It is a saltwater crocodile called Simmo. Fortunately, he is asleep.

Crocodiles are the closest thing Australia has to bears. When Americans express any sort of terror at our native wildlife, I like to remind them that there are no wild bears in Australia. (Drop bears, being marsupials, don’t count as bears.)

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This not a quoll. It is a rough-scaled python trying to warm its nose or something. I don’t know snakes, man.

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Australian Animals Photography

This is not a quoll. It is a banded knob-tailed gecko. It’s right between the tarantula enclosure and the giant metal spider sculpture so I never stay for long. Creepy neighbours are creepy.

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Australian Animals Photography

This is not a quoll. It is an estuarine crocodile called Simmo.

Saltwater crocodiles are the closest thing Australia has to bears.

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Australian Animals Photography

This is not a quoll. It is banded knob-tailed gecko, found in the Pilbara and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia.