00:00For around two decades, we have been at the forefront of crocodile science.
00:06In conjunction with the University of Queensland and our team at Australia Zoo,
00:09we pioneer an incredible croc research project where we are learning and uncovering the secrets of this animal.
00:18This research is something that my dad started and that we proudly continue.
00:22Now, this is all for the conservation of crocodiles.
00:25And over the years, we have caught 300 crocs in this groundbreaking study.
00:32And I'm very proud to say that this big boy right here is the 300th crocodile that we have caught.
00:39This is a really exciting milestone.
00:43And in gratitude and recognition for the incredible conservation work from His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
00:51we wanted to name this extremely special modern-day dinosaur, this amazing animal, after His Royal Highness.
01:00So, meet Prince William. Here he is.
01:06Now, William, his namesake is fitted with an amazing state-of-the-art GPS tracker and acoustic tracker as well.
01:16So, for the next 10 years, we will get valuable data on where he goes, the social structure, the way
01:22he interacts with other crocodiles,
01:24using stable isotopes, eventually see what he's eating.
01:28We can also see how long he's diving for.
01:31We've proved crocodiles can hold their breath somewhere around eight hours in a single breath hold.
01:36And we're also recording very valuable climate data, seeing how climate change is affecting the body temperature of crocodiles,
01:45the indicator species and the most important animal in its ecosystem.
01:52We're proud to be conserving crocodiles through groundbreaking science.
01:57He's ready to go back in the water where we're going to get 10 years of data out of this
02:01individual.
02:06There he goes.
