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A 60-mile swim would be an unimaginable feat for most animal

but salties are not most animals

One of the few crocodiles to tolerate saltwater

they are also the largest and strongest swimmers

Guided by an internal compass they made landfall throughout the Solomons

and became the most easterly population of crocodiles in the Pacific

Once arrived, they'd have had plenty to feast on

The waters surrounding New Guinea and the Solomons are the richest and most diverse in the world

Indeed, there are more species of fish on one of these reefs than in the whole of the Caribbean

But how did all this life reach the Solomons from New Guinea