Malcolm Douglas

Of all the characters who work with crocodiles in Australia, Malcolm Douglas was that rare person who not only talked the talk, but walked the walk. Long before anyone had heard of the "Crocodile Hunter", Malcolm was out there fighting passionately for the animals and bush he believed in. I only met Malcolm once in Broome at his Crocodile Park but it was a memorable trip. He was one of those people who really understood crocodiles, and his passion for them was obvious. What he didn't know about the bush probably wasn't worth knowing, and his numerous documentaries and series are still captivating.

Malcolm was tragically killed last Wednesday on a dirt road in his new Wilderness Park. But his status as legend is undiminished. Just take a look at this:

Croc Attack

This is what Erin and I had to go through as part of our latest television show which airs this weekend on Discovery Channel. The blue Avatar suits are to protect us from deadly box jellyfish while carrying a saltwater crocodile, which sounds more dangerous on paper than it actually was.

The show is called "Croc Attack" which, amazingly enough, has never actually been used as the title for a TV show about crocodiles before. For some reason which I can't quite put my finger on, it's airing as part of Shark Week. Hey, if you don't tell anyone, I won't either, ok?

It's on at 9pm ET/PT Saturday 7th August, 12am ET/PT Sunday 8th August and 6pm ET/PT Sunday 8th August.

If enough people watch the show, and I hope you all do, we'll get to do more! It's our quest to get a bit more science and interesting stories in crocodile documentaries, which you know is the right way to go. If you're on the fence about it, bear in mind it features Smaug at 1,000 frames per second. He looks great at that frame rate.