When the East Timor conflict broke out, when they gained independence, the militia killed a lot of East Timorese people. And their sacred totem is the crocodile. They believe that their island is actually a solidified crocodile, so it has sacred status.

I was born and raised with crocodiles; they are a piece of cake. But kids are so ... unpredictable.

Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know.

I have a deep-seated respect for parrots. As gifted as I am with all other wildlife, parrots have this uncanny desire to kill me. I'm not sure why, but they're like my kryptonite!

Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.

So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes.

We humans still have a long way to go with learning to live harmoniously with our environment and its wildlife.