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21 May 2013, 2:24 am

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/ca ... 6647547080

A FAMOUS north Australian resident turned 110 this week - but there was no letter from the Queen.
Instead, Cassius the croc had to make do with a cake made of chicken necks.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national-news/ca ... z2TUsiwh9g

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21 May 2013, 2:53 am

Well, happy birthday Cassius the Croc! Enjoy the chicken neck cake!

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21 May 2013, 2:58 am

I seem to remember reading somewhere that some reptiles dont grow old, unless disease or injury kill them, they just keep living and growing, hence the huge size of some of the dinosaurs.

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21 May 2013, 3:32 am

But dinosaurs weren't reptiles, but were closer to warm blooded birds. Perhaps another reason to explain the gigantic proportions of some dinosaur species was the fact that millions of years ago, the planet was much more oxygenated.

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21 May 2013, 3:50 am

And of course I forgot that everything was bigger then, plants insects.

What do you think about the theory that the Earth was much smaller and consequently had less gravity?, I know it is said the thickness of some dinosaur bones couldn't possibly support their weight in today's conditions, just as their lungs are reported to be too small for todays air pressure/oxygen content.

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21 May 2013, 10:22 am

Happy Birthday to the ol' boy and many more.

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21 May 2013, 11:54 am

Nambo wrote:

In all honesty, I've never heard that one.

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22 May 2013, 9:12 pm

Happy Birthday, dear Cassius, I am so glad you are in captivity, instead of running around loose......you have VERY big teeth!

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23 May 2013, 11:42 am

Happy birthday! :heart:

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24 May 2013, 5:03 pm

Happy big one-one-oh, Cassius! Here's to another year in captivity! :wink:

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25 May 2013, 6:46 pm

Nambo wrote:

I seem to remember reading somewhere that some reptiles dont grow old, unless disease or injury kill them, they just keep living and growing, hence the huge size of some of the dinosaurs.

Actually, the only known 'immortal' species is a type of jellyfish.

http://www.zmescience.com/science/biolo ... al-animal/

I don't think its that reptiles don't grow old, its more their metabolisms are far slower than mammals or birds, allowing them to live several centuries like in the case of giant tortoises.

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25 May 2013, 6:48 pm

Nambo wrote:

It had nothing to do with the Earths size. It was caused by the atmosphere, which had a far higher concentration of oxygen,

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25 May 2013, 6:55 pm

thomas81 wrote:

Nambo wrote:

I seem to remember reading somewhere that some reptiles dont grow old, unless disease or injury kill them, they just keep living and growing, hence the huge size of some of the dinosaurs.

How about that! And I thought those damn things only looked unearthy!

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25 May 2013, 7:10 pm

thomas81 wrote:

Nambo wrote:

It had nothing to do with the Earths size. It was caused by the atmosphere, which had a far higher concentration of oxygen,

In days of yore the Earth had an atmosphere with over 30 percent oxygen. In those days insects were the size of birds.

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25 May 2013, 7:22 pm

ruveyn wrote:

thomas81 wrote:

Nambo wrote:

It had nothing to do with the Earths size. It was caused by the atmosphere, which had a far higher concentration of oxygen,

In days of yore the Earth had an atmosphere with over 30 percent oxygen. In those days insects were the size of birds.

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There was a centipede species about eight or nine feet long.

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25 May 2013, 8:14 pm

I think there were also giant dragonflies.That would be cool.
Reptiles do have a slower metabolism,it takes them longer to heal.And crocodilians are immune to bacteria such as staph.

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