A photo posted to social media showing a man standing next to a dead four-metre crocodile in north Queensland has sparked an investigation into whether it was illegally killed or culled.

A shocking photo of a dead 14-foot crocodile dwarfing a fully-grown man has surfaced on social media, sparking an investigation. The image, which was posted online and later removed, was taken ...

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