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