Seven deaths and 15 injuries have been recorded in the past year as crocodiles move their habitats closer to human settlements ...

Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa more than 3 million years ago. (Tyler Stone, University of Iowa via SWNS) By ...

Crocodiles are among the most powerful predators on Earth, with a lineage that dates back over 200 million years. Built for ...

Sometime around 210 million years ago, in what is now the badlands of New Mexico, a mudslide froze an ancient ecosystem in ...

Few animal stories sit as uneasily between fact and folklore as the tale of Gustave, the massive Nile crocodile blamed for years of deadly attacks in Central Africa. Depending on who tells it, he was ...

Saltwater crocodiles do not win by speed. They win by making the shoreline do the work, then striking when escape is awkward and help is far. Across northern Australia and Southeast Asia, their ...

Crocodiles are turning up “everywhere” in flood-hit Katherine, with residents being warned the dangerous reptiles are roaming through backyards, roads, and swollen rivers as heavy rains lash the ...

Imagine a crocodile that would rather sprint than swim. It dashes over dry ground on long, slender legs like a reptilian ...

A "dominant" crocodile-like predator with a big lump on its head preyed on man's ancestors three million years, ago, according to new research. Early humans - embodied by the iconic hominin Lucy - ...