Discover how saltwater crocodiles blend into murky water, stalk in silence, and use patience and power to dominate their ...
A postmortem examination has revealed that Cassius, an 18-foot-long (5.5 meters) captive crocodile that died last year in Australia at the age of about 120, succumbed to sepsis. Sealed, "dormant" ...
The footage, shared to social media, showed the large saltie posing like a boss on a Port Hinchinbrook pontoon while boaties cruised past. Hinchinbrook Island Tours operator Joey Bugelli, who uses the ...
A large saltwater crocodile completes a death roll to kill a turtle at Cape Domett. Source: Casper Avenant, DBCA. An image shot high above a deserted beach on Australia’s remote East Kimberley shows a ...
New crocodile management legislation will see greater removal of the reptiles across north Queensland. The changes were welcomed by some, while others say they will make attacks worse. A new state ...
Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.
Crocodilians are often called living fossils, with their lineage dating back about 95 million years. They are members of the group Archosauria, which originated around 250 million years ago. The large ...
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: “Wadisuchus provides critical insights into the early diversification, palaeobiogeography, and cranial evolution of Dyrosauridae, confirming ...
Shocking new footage shows the moment a boy is dragged to his death by a crocodile while swimming with his friends. Affan, 10, was cooling off in the Inggoi River in North Maluku, Indonesia on Tuesday ...
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Crocodiles have V-shaped snouts; alligators have U-shaped, rounded snouts. Crocodiles are generally larger, reaching up to 20 feet; alligators reach 14 feet. Crocodiles prefer saltwater; alligators ...
When hippos and crocodiles clash, the result is more than chaos, it’s evolutionary strategy in motion. Comparative zoologists analyze muscle structure, reaction times, and territorial behavior to find ...