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Robert Harold Bredl (born 18 July 1950) in Renmark, South Australia is an Australian documentary film-maker, a reptile specialist and owner of the "Blue Planet Wildlife Park" (near Airlie Beach, Queensland). He became known through his many documentaries, such as "Killer Instinct" (53 episodes), "Deadly Predators" (10 episodes), as well as "The Barefoot Bushman" series (8 episodes). His documentaries are being shown on TV stations in more than 45 countries worldwide. Rob's documentaries have so far been translated into 36 languages. His best known documentary "Kissing Crocodiles" is being shown in over 100 countries worldwide on Discovery Channel and National Geographic. == Life == Rob Bredl's parents were Austrian migrants. Rob was catching crocodiles with his father and brothers even as a child (in the Northern Territory). He attracts crocodiles by hitting the water's surface repeatedly with a stick. His father Josef was a hunter in Austria and found a job as a crocodile hunter after he arrived in Australia. This job took him and his family to the Northern Territory. In later years, Josef Bredl became known as one of the best snake experts and catchers. The Bredl's python (Morelia bredli) was named after him. His realisation of the quickly diminishing numbers of crocodiles was part of the reason for the Australian Government ban on hunting and killing crocodiles. As there were only about 2,000 crocodiles left at the time, Josef Bredl started to breed them. Josef, his oldest son Joe and Rob established a crocodile farm at the Edward River Station on the Cape York peninsula in Queensland. With the help of local Aboriginals they caught crocodiles for the next 10 years for breeding purposes. Many of the bred animals were then released into the wild. In his documentaries Rob Bredl introduces a large variety of Australian Outback animals.〔(Official web pages of Rob Bredl, the Original crocodile man )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rob Bredl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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