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Our range of Crocs sandals and clogs feature unique lightweight Croslite material with built in arch support, circulation nubs and a slip-resistant sole, so your feet can take on any adventure in style and comfort. That Indo-Pacific crocodiles are occasional mariners is well established. The historical range of this biggest living reptile is a vast ocean-dominated kingdom: from the seacoast of southern China (where it was wiped out long ago) and the Sundarbans mangal of India and Bangladesh, south to northern Australia, and from the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in the east as far west as the Seychelles, where it was killed off by the early 1800s.Tiger sharks – which commonly patrol coastal waterways – could pose a threat to any croc, given their large size, robust serrated teeth (which can saw through a sea-turtle shell like nobody's business), and up-for-anything predatory habits. So could, of course, the more massive great white shark, which grows to similar lengths as Indo-Pacific or Nile crocodiles and can substantially outweigh them. There are records of white sharks preying on adult American crocodiles in the Columbian Caribbean. Brutus with a bull shark between its jaws on the Adelaide River in the Kakadu National Park. Photo: Andrew Paice/Getty Images When it comes to Crocs, you’ll want to make the look truly your own with the addition of Jibbitz. These shoe charms come in an exciting rage of fun designs allowing you to express yourself by customising your Crocs. Animal Face-Off-style sensationalism aside, shark-crocodile relations can usually be summarised pretty mundanely: big crocs eat little sharks and big sharks eat little crocs. The estuaries and lagoons of the tropics, after all, find the vulnerable young of both creatures overlapping. The shark pups of mangrove nurseries make easy meals for crocodiles, and hatchling and subadult crocs are appealing morsels for river-cruising sharks. Even more impressively, a six- to seven-foot gator circled an oil platform roughly 40 miles off the Louisiana mainland in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. The oil workers who spotted the seafaring beast wondered whether it was seeking a haul-out to rest. One told a biologist investigating the sighting that he'd seen an offshore alligator only once before, maybe 16 miles out in the Gulf, but none of the others had ever observed one.

In recent years, a few crocs – likely drifters from Cuba, which has more American crocs than anywhere else – have reared their snaggletooth heads in the Cayman Islands, which probably once supported their own resident population. SURF RIDERS So we know these reptiles are capable of long excursions through marine waters – but where are they going? "We assume they are traveling along the coastline to a different river system," suggests one of the researchers, University of Queensland's Craig Franklin. "[Most are] mid-sized males. Possibly they have been displaced by larger males in the river system they came from and are now looking for an alternative to inhabit and breed." Crocodilians eating sharks, and vice versa, happens all the time, but a considerable size difference between the two is the norm. A huge shark and crocodile gnashing it out? Probably a super-rare occurrence – except, of course, in the fevered imaginations of human beings. "Predators generally don't mess with each other because the risk of a serious injury usually isn't worth it," notes Britton. "But there are always exceptions."Crocs feature a lightweight and wide-fit design making them roomy and comfortable to wear for long periods of time. Crocs are lightweight, comfortable and easy to wear making them an excellent choice of footwear. The signature hole design on Crocs makes them breathe and prompt circulation. Crocs also feature slip-resistant grips making them a crowd favourite for healthcare professionals.

But what about honest-to-goodness transoceanic journeys? Most Indo-Pacific crocs probably restrict themselves to coastal cruising, and the few that end up far offshore may have simply been swept there by accident. But perhaps, rarely, certain crocs strike off on pelagic voyages to disperse, riding an ocean gyre to distant shores. "At sea, you have no visual point of reference, but we know that crocodiles can navigate using non-visual references – magnetic fields being one – so they may be able to detect when they're in a current out at sea," suggests Britton. Like their Indo-Pacific counterparts, American crocs sometimes meander well outside their established range. South Florida crocs have materialized well north up the coasts of the Sunshine State, and even off South Carolina. Crocs from the Lower Florida Keys occasionally make deepwater crossings out to the remote Dry Tortugas. In Sonora, Mexico (where they've vanished), American crocs used to periodically stray northward along the Sea of Cortez's desert shores as far as Tiburon Island. It's important to note that a crocodile on the high seas is at a disadvantage against a shark, being a far less efficient or energetic swimmer – not to mention that the reptile's ambush-style hunting tactics wouldn't be of much use in this setting. In some areas, estuarine or marine prey like crabs, stingrays and sea turtles may compose most of the diet of coastal alligators. CROCS & SHARKSSelf-titled ‘the most delightfully comfortable shoes in the world’ Crocs are synonymous for their comfortable and quirky look, Crocs have taken the fashion scene by storm since they walked onto the global street in 2002. At North Beach, we offer an endless collection of Crocs, including the classic clog, the classic sandals, the classic platform clog and more. Available in various sizes, colours and colourful patterns, from bright yellow to classic white Crocs, find the perfect Crocs to suit your style at North Beach. American crocs also have an extensive, mostly coastal dominion, cruising tidewater rivers, lagoons, mangrove swamps, and offshore cays and atolls from South Florida down to South America's northern Pacific and Atlantic coasts. They've been found encrusted with barnacles, and spotted munching sea turtles at nesting beaches and pelicans offshore. In fact, one study revealed that South Florida crocodiles have a diet of 65 percent marine prey – and suggested the animals "may be capable of being ecologically isolated from freshwater ecosystems". Crocs are the ultimate choice for keeping your feet safe out in the water on a sunny day or warm at night when walking the dog. Furthermore, they’ve become the ultimate companion for remote workers in the past couple of years, collaborating perfectly with formal attire for those all important video calls.

Given their taste for nesting sea turtles and their habit of bee-lining for certain fish runs, it's also likely that full-grown adults sometimes use the ocean as a "highway" to commute between river mouths or turtle rookeries. Crocodiles may also use marine habitat for nesting: American crocs in South Florida mostly frequent mangrove swamps, but some females enter Florida Bay off the Everglades National Park coast to lay eggs on remote keys. Indo-Pacific crocodile distribution – including the range of "wanderer" crocs – based on a map by Adam Britton.