Australian Town Holds Funeral For 80-Year-Old Crocodile<br /><br />With Elton John's "Crocodile Rock" playing in the background and a tribute from Steve Irwin's family, a small seaside town in north Queensland bade farewell to a beloved community member Saturday, a saltwater crocodile.<br />Affectionately known as, Fluffy or Gary, depending on who you speak to, Cardwell residents held a ceremony to say goodbye to the town's 4.5 metre (15 feet) croc.<br /><br />More than 50 people attended the service, held at the Cardwell Jetty and organised by local Thea Ormonde.<br /><br />Bismarck made international headlines earlier this month, when fisherman Ryan Moody posted a video to social media about finding the crocodile -- rumoured to be as old as 80 -- dead in a creek with what's believed to be a gunshot wound.<br /><br />The family of late bushman Steve Irwin sent a representative and recorded a thank you to the small town that played at the service, praising their positive attitude towards the reptiles.
