Slow, lazy, stupid? It’s time to update your impression of the crocodilians. These animals are up to amazing things that we’re only beginning to observe and recognize.
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The death of Berry Springs farmer Tran Van Lanh is the third confirmed crocodile-related fatality in the Northern Territory this year, and has left many people anxious about what they see as a growing…
The immune systems of alligators and crocodiles have remained relatively unchanged for centuries despite their world-wide…
Crocodiles use strategic moves to lure their prey according to new research by The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The…
Crocodiles have a rather off-putting character trait: they bite. It’s fair to say few people like being bitten. We like being eaten even less, and reserve our most morbid fears for creatures that dare…
Seed dispersal by animals is important for plants to help them occupy new areas of land. Usually bugs, birds, or intrepid kittens do that job. Now we can add crocodiles to that list. A new study reviewed…
Researchers from the University of Bristol, The Royal Veterinary College and Duke University have found that ancient crocodile…
The estuarine crocodile is the top predator in waterways across Northern Australia. Large crocodiles pose a risk to humans, so local governments take measures to control crocodile abundance and distribution…
There have been two fatal saltwater crocodile attacks on people in the Northern Territory (NT) in the last four weeks. Calls to “cull” the wild population of crocodiles have inevitably surfaced. More school…
A reproductive biologist from the University of Queensland has successfully collected semen from saltwater male crocodiles…
Research undertaken over five years by a group of undergraduates has come to fruition in the publication of a study on the…
A series of treadmill-based experiments at James Cook University have determined that estuarine crocodiles don’t need the…
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