Toy - Quirky Croc - Frog Dreaming fabric

One-of-a-kind crocodile soft toy made from Indigenous Australian fabric

Species - Quirky Croc

Scientific name - Crocotokpa Quirkyas

Status – vulnerable, however breeding is progressing rapidly and there are now over 100 one-of-a-kind Quirky Crocs.

Habitat - often found in toy boxes, behind couches or nibbling crumbs on the floor of the car. Happiest on pillows anywhere in the world.

Temperament - swimming with a Quirky Croc is not recommended, However, unlike their larger counterparts Quirky Crocs do love cuddles.

Each Quirky Croc comes with an information card of the details above.

All new materials.

Approximately 40cm long.

 Frog Dreaming fabric - 

Warlu Jarlji Jukurrpa (Frog Dreaming) is hand painted Indigenous Australian art from artist Thomas Jangala Rice, which has been printed onto a 100% cotton canvas fabric.

Story: "This painting tells the story of the Jarlji Jukurrpa (frog Dreaming) from Jarljikirlangu, a place to the west of Mt. Denison. Jarljikirlangu means 'belonging to frog'. This place belongs to Japaljarri/Jungarrayi men and Napaljarri/Nungarrayi women. Jarljikurlangu is a large creek that is dry for most of the year. When it rains it becomes like a swamp, a big water course. The 'jarlji' (frog) burrow underground and hibernate during the dry season until the rainy season comes, so the 'jarlji' come out of the ground and sit down there. After the rain the 'jarlji' frogs croak at night. Women dig for them to cook and then eat them. Frogs can be a very important food source in dry years as they can be found lying together in the soft, moist soil found along many dry watercourses in central Australia."