World's Most Interesting Places Vol. 13 | 60 Minutes Full Episodes
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Australia's saltwater crocodiles, recovered from near-extinction to over 150,000 due to hunting bans, spark human-wildlife conflicts in Darwin and beyond, balanced by tourism, indigenous coexistence, and debates over legal hunting. Guinness World Records highlights extreme human feats like New Haven's record-breaking pizza party for 4,525 participants, emphasizing strict verification amid quirky global achievements. The Everest Base Camp trek spotlights young Sherpa Nema Renji Sherpa's record as the youngest to summit all 14 highest peaks, amid commercialization, deadly risks for porters, and Sherpa innovations like drones in the Khumbu Icefall.
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Australia's wildlife includes deadly snakes, spiders, and jellyfish, but saltwater crocodiles inspire the most fear. They grow to more than 20 ft, weigh over a ton, and have a bite force strong enough to crush a human skull. Called salties, these apex predators live across northern Australia. Protected by law, their numbers have surged, creating friction with humans.
In tropical Darwin, spectacular beach sunsets draw people away from the water due to surrounding crocodile habitat. Salties are territorial; a swim could end fatally.
So, it's just luck. >> Yeah, luck. >> You could go for a swim here and be fine. I wouldn't go for a swim. No.
Crocodiles appear in Darwin Harbor backyards. Tom Nichols and government rangers remove problem crocodiles using cages baited with wild boar meat. Extracting an angry salty from a floating trap requires rope and zip tie.
A 6-ft crocodile could kill a human by drowning via the death roll: grabbing, dragging underwater, surfacing, and spinning. Nichols lost half his left hand to a crocodile's death roll here 20 years ago.
With the crocodile, if he didn't spin, I would have been all right. But trouble is, he's spinning. Just spun all my hand around. >> You operate just fine with three fingers on your left hand. Is there anything you can't do? >> Yeah. Pick my nose with my left.
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