Burt, the huge Australian crocodile who had a cameo in ‘Crocodile Dundee,’ dies at 90

Burt, the large crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo within the film “Crocodile Dundee” and continued to impress guests together with his fiery mood and commanding presence, has died.

Burt died over the weekend, the Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia, mentioned. He was at the least 90 years previous.

“Identified for his unbiased nature, Burt was a confirmed bachelor — an angle he made clear throughout his earlier years at a crocodile farm,” Crocosaurus Cove wrote in social media posts.

“He wasn’t only a crocodile, he was a power of nature and a reminder of the facility and majesty of those unimaginable creatures. Whereas his character could possibly be difficult, it was additionally what made him so memorable and beloved by those that labored with him and the hundreds who visited him through the years,” the aquarium wrote.

A saltwater crocodile, Burt was estimated to be greater than 5 meters (16 ft) lengthy. He was captured within the Nineteen Eighties within the Reynolds River and have become one of the vital well-known crocodiles on the planet, in accordance with Crocosaurus Cove.

The 1986 film stars Paul Hogan because the rugged crocodile hunter Mick Dundee. Within the film, American Sue Charlton, performed by actress Linda Kozlowski, goes to fill her canteen in a watering gap when she is attacked by a crocodile earlier than being saved by Dundee.

Burt is briefly proven lunging out of the water.

However the creature proven in additional element as Dundee saves the day is seemingly one thing else. The Web Film Database says the film goofed by depicting an American alligator, which has a blunter snout.

The Australian aquarium the place Burt had lived since 2008 includes a “Cage of Demise” which it says is the nation’s solely crocodile dive. It mentioned it deliberate to honor Burt’s legacy with a commemorative signal “celebrating his extraordinary life and the tales and interactions he shared all through his time on the park.”

Nick Perry, The Related Press