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    >>> week we showed you an amazing photograph. a massive saltwater crocodile jumping out at water right next to a boat filled with tourists and some people questioned the awe thuthenticity of that photograph. natalie is back with the latest on that.

    >> i can tell you that is real. that massive croc known simply as brutus has been making waves worldwide to get a firsthand look at this giant deadly predator we sent a crew of our own to australia 's remote breaches. deep in australia 's northern territory , lurking along the adelaide river , giant saltwater crocodile infest he's watering. brutus , the giant predator who recently made headlines around the world after leaping from the water, dangerously close to a boat full of tourists. he was said to be 18 feet long, weighing a whopping 2,000 pounds. to get a glimpse of this massive croc for ourselves, we joined adelaide river cruises and their colorful tour guide morgan.

    >> we will get a photograph.

    >> reporter: stocking buffalo meat to lure brutus out of the water we set out in search of the giant croc.

    >> the big mouth can dominate an area four to five kilometers each and you never quite know where they are.

    >> reporter: after 30 minutes we got our first look at brutus .

    >> good morning, brutus .

    >> reporter: 70 to 80 years old, locals say brutus lost his front leg after a run-in with a shark. he's missing teeth, they say, from regularly feasting on wild bores.

    >> this is one of the best hunters of the world, survive millions of years to observe this. they are probably the last of the dinosaurs in the world.

    >> reporter: deadly and extremely powerful, saltwater crocs kill their prey using their incredible jaw pressure. a sight to see for these tourists.

    >> unbelievable.

    >> i've never seen anything like that before. just magic.

    >> amazing. my heart is racing. scary.

    >> reporter: and while brutus may be a monster, he's not even the biggest beast of the bunch here in the river. his brother, known as the dominator, has brutus beat, measuring in at 20 feet long.

    >> live an amazing life.

    >> reporter: the largest of all living reptiles, salties, as they're known in australia , are thrilling tourists, making headlines and posing for pictures.

    >> natalie river cruises has come under fire since that photograph surfaced some saying the tours are dangerous. but the company insists they've done more than 10,000 cruises over the past 20 years without a single incident. and, mal, i volunteered to personally go in search for brutus and i guess they don't want to me to be croc bathed.

    >> i like how you said we set out in a

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