Crocodiles and drought: Not a "G'day (to) mate"

Australian crocodiles have hit a dry spell during the severe drought that continues to linger down under. Not only does a male crocodile's sperm count fall during dry periods, but females tend to reabsorb their eggs as a survival mechanism if droughts became prolonged. John Lever, owner of the Koorana Crocodile Farm in the eastern state of Queensland, said in December that if the drought did not break soon, his production of 1600 baby crocodiles per year would be cut by half. "It's pretty rough when your sex life …