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'''Burt''' was a ] that starred in the 1986 film '']''. He died in December 2024, estimated to be at least 90 years old.<ref name="o498">{{cite web | last=Yossman | first=K. J. | title=Burt, Reptilian Star of 'Crocodile Dundee,' Dies at More Than 90 Years Old | website=Variety | date=23 December 2024 | url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/burt-reptile-crocodile-dundee-dead-dies-1236257723/ | access-date=23 December 2024 | archive-date=23 December 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223163121/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/burt-reptile-crocodile-dundee-dead-dies-1236257723/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="j737">{{cite web | last=Saad | first=Nardine | title=Burt, the hot-tempered croc from 'Crocodile Dundee,' dies at 90 | website=Los Angeles Times | date=23 December 2024 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-12-23/burt-crocodile-dundee-dead-90 | access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref> '''Burt''' was a ] that starred in the 1986 film '']''. He died in December 2024, estimated to be at least 90 years old.<ref name="o498">{{cite web | last=Yossman | first=K. J. | title=Burt, Reptilian Star of 'Crocodile Dundee,' Dies at More Than 90 Years Old | website=Variety | date=23 December 2024 | url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/burt-reptile-crocodile-dundee-dead-dies-1236257723/ | access-date=23 December 2024 | archive-date=23 December 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223163121/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/burt-reptile-crocodile-dundee-dead-dies-1236257723/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="j737">{{cite web | last=Saad | first=Nardine | title=Burt, the hot-tempered croc from 'Crocodile Dundee,' dies at 90 | website=Los Angeles Times | date=23 December 2024 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-12-23/burt-crocodile-dundee-dead-90 | access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref>


Burt was named for ], and was cast in ''Crocodile Dundee'' a few years after being captured in the wild from the ] in Australia’s ]. From 2008, he lived at ], a crocodile sanctuary in ], where he attempted to predict election results. Staff there noted his "fiery temperament". He died at Crocosaurus Cove on the weekend of 21–22 December 2024.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sarah |last=Newey |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/23/tributes-fierce-ambassador-crocodile-dundee-star-dies/ |title=Tributes paid to Crocodile Dundee star with 'challenging personality' |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=23 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Emma |last=Saunders |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2we313k6ro |title=The crocodile from Crocodile Dundee dies in Australia |publisher=BBC News |date=23 December 2024 |archive-date=23 December 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223215320/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2we313k6ro |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Grace |last=Atta |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-23/burt-the-crocodile-dies-crocosaurus-cove-nt/104757490 |title=Celebrity crocodile Burt, of Crocodile Dundee fame, dies at Crocosaurus Cove |publisher=ABC News |date=23 December 2024 |archive-date=23 December 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223103227/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-23/burt-the-crocodile-dies-crocosaurus-cove-nt/104757490 |url-status=live }}</ref> Burt was named for ], and was cast in ''Crocodile Dundee'' a few years after being captured in the wild from the ] in Australia’s ]. From 2008, he lived at ], a crocodile sanctuary in ], where he attempted to predict election results. Staff there noted his "fiery temperament". He died at Crocosaurus Cove on the weekend of 21–22 December 2024.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sarah |last=Newey |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/23/tributes-fierce-ambassador-crocodile-dundee-star-dies/ |title=Tributes paid to Crocodile Dundee star with 'challenging personality' |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=23 December 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Emma |last=Saunders |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2we313k6ro |title=The crocodile from Crocodile Dundee dies in Australia |publisher=BBC News |date=23 December 2024 |archive-date=23 December 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223215320/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2we313k6ro |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Grace |last=Atta |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-23/burt-the-crocodile-dies-crocosaurus-cove-nt/104757490 |title=Celebrity crocodile Burt, of Crocodile Dundee fame, dies at Crocosaurus Cove |publisher=ABC News |date=23 December 2024 |archive-date=23 December 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223103227/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-23/burt-the-crocodile-dies-crocosaurus-cove-nt/104757490 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==References== ==References==

Revision as of 14:31, 24 December 2024

Crocodile (died 2024)

Burt was a saltwater crocodile that starred in the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. He died in December 2024, estimated to be at least 90 years old.

Burt was named for Burt Reynolds, and was cast in Crocodile Dundee a few years after being captured in the wild from the Reynolds River in Australia’s Northern Territory. From 2008, he lived at Crocosaurus Cove, a crocodile sanctuary in Darwin, where he attempted to predict election results. Staff there noted his "fiery temperament". He died at Crocosaurus Cove on the weekend of 21–22 December 2024.

References

  1. Yossman, K. J. (23 December 2024). "Burt, Reptilian Star of 'Crocodile Dundee,' Dies at More Than 90 Years Old". Variety. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. Saad, Nardine (23 December 2024). "Burt, the hot-tempered croc from 'Crocodile Dundee,' dies at 90". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. Newey, Sarah (23 December 2024). "Tributes paid to Crocodile Dundee star with 'challenging personality'". Daily Telegraph.
  4. Saunders, Emma (23 December 2024). "The crocodile from Crocodile Dundee dies in Australia". BBC News. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. Atta, Grace (23 December 2024). "Celebrity crocodile Burt, of Crocodile Dundee fame, dies at Crocosaurus Cove". ABC News. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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