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NEWS.COM.AU (Australia) 10 August 05 Crocodile hates raw meat (Eric Tlozek)
Casey is no ordinary crocodile.
Her favourite dishes are Danish potatoes - preferably with lashings of gravy - and mud cake.
She also likes fried fish and well-cooked steak. The one thing Casey can't abide is raw meat. The 3m saltie even has her own plate.
The 12-year-old croc has become the unofficial mascot at the fishing lodge on the Adelaide River's Goat Island, 75km from Darwin.
Lodge owner Kai Hansen said: "She's getting really fussy and only wants things we have made in the kitchen."
She has lived at the island since 1994 after being brought there by previous owners Tony and Dixie Kaissis.
Casey climbs up the river bank of the island every night to get to the food left out on her plate. But despite putting meals out for the croc most nights, Mr Hansen said she was not a pet.
"She is a wild animal and we treat her accordingly," he said.
"No one is allowed to get close to her and I leave the food out while she is at a distance."
In September she disappears for a week to mate, and leaves again in December to lay eggs.
But at other times of the year Mr Hansen said her appearance on the steps of the lodge was part of life on the island.
"She comes up every night without fail," he said.
"I call her Casey the Cute Croc because I love her." Despite his familiarity with the croc, Mr Hansen said he wasn't about to touch her or drop food in her mouth.
"I will leave that to Steve Irwin," he said.
Mr Hansen said he fed Casey only small amounts of food to encourage her to keep hunting and live like a wild croc.
Goat island, 22km upstream of the Adelaide River bridge on the Arnhem Highway, is wholly owned by Mr Hansen.
He has built a wilderness and fishing retreat on the 10ha island.
Crocodile hates raw meat

>>NEWS.COM.AU (Australia) 10 August 05 Crocodile hates raw meat (Eric Tlozek)
>> Casey is no ordinary crocodile.
>>Her favourite dishes are Danish potatoes - preferably with lashings of gravy - and mud cake.
>>She also likes fried fish and well-cooked steak. The one thing Casey can't abide is raw meat. The 3m saltie even has her own plate.
>>The 12-year-old croc has become the unofficial mascot at the fishing lodge on the Adelaide River's Goat Island, 75km from Darwin.
>>Lodge owner Kai Hansen said: "She's getting really fussy and only wants things we have made in the kitchen."
>>She has lived at the island since 1994 after being brought there by previous owners Tony and Dixie Kaissis.
>>Casey climbs up the river bank of the island every night to get to the food left out on her plate. But despite putting meals out for the croc most nights, Mr Hansen said she was not a pet.
>>"She is a wild animal and we treat her accordingly," he said.
>>"No one is allowed to get close to her and I leave the food out while she is at a distance."
>>In September she disappears for a week to mate, and leaves again in December to lay eggs.
>> But at other times of the year Mr Hansen said her appearance on the steps of the lodge was part of life on the island.
>>"She comes up every night without fail," he said.
>>"I call her Casey the Cute Croc because I love her." Despite his familiarity with the croc, Mr Hansen said he wasn't about to touch her or drop food in her mouth.
>>"I will leave that to Steve Irwin," he said.
>>Mr Hansen said he fed Casey only small amounts of food to encourage her to keep hunting and live like a wild croc.
>>Goat island, 22km upstream of the Adelaide River bridge on the Arnhem Highway, is wholly owned by Mr Hansen.
>>He has built a wilderness and fishing retreat on the 10ha island.
>>Crocodile hates raw meat