After leaving Latvia in 1945, Blumentāls began a legendary life in Australia where he, among other things, hunted reptiles, studied the Aborigines, and dug for opals. His colorful personality and fame inspired the Crocodile Dundee films and even led to the erection of a crocodile monument in his Latvian hometown of Dundaga. As an opal miner, he built an extravagant residence in Coober Perdy, Australia, which remains a popular tourist attraction.
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