# You know crocodiles?  They can climb trees!

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**Created:** [February 17, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-crocodiles-they-can-climb-trees/681559 "2014-02-17T20:24:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-crocodiles-they-can-climb-trees/681559/1 "2014-02-17T20:24:06Z")

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[Well, crud, people](http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/02/crocodiles-can-climb-trees/):

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> Crocodiles can climb trees. And they do it well, too: Some of the toothy reptiles have been spotted as high as 32 feet up a tree.

And also:

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> In Australia, they saw crocodiles in trees — and spotted one individual attempting to scale a chain-link fence.

Seriously? Why have they not taken over the planet yet?! Why are we calling them “alligators” and “crocodiles” and not “Sir”?

Can we please just stop the planet so I can get off? I do not want to live here any more!

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**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-crocodiles-they-can-climb-trees/681559/2 "2014-02-17T20:45:41Z")

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Fortunately, [they’ve yet to master escalators.](http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/escalator.asp)