While studying the critically endangered slender-snouted crocodile, researchers made a startling discovery — what they thought was one species is actually two. The discovery raises concerns about ...

MIAMI — For nearly 85 years, crocodile experts knew of just three species in Africa — the dwarf, Nile and slender-snouted. Researchers, including Matthew Shirley from Florida International ...

A resemblance between a long-lost African crocodile and modern American crocs goes beyond the shared bump on their snouts. “It really looks like an American true crocodile, but it comes from Africa,” ...

There are 16 species of crocodiles in the world. While they all have sharp teeth, some are less dangerous to humans, while ...

July 23 (UPI) --Novel bone structures found on the skull of Crocodylus checchiai, an extinct African crocodile species, suggest American crocodiles originated in Africa, according to a study published ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park announced the hatching of seven African Dwarf Crocodiles (Osteolaemus afzelii), marking a milestone in reptilian conservation.

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More than a dozen crocodiles that went missing from breeding ponds after heavy rains that pummelled South Africa's Durban city and swamped a crocodile farm, have been found, a conservancy said ...

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WATCH: This is the moment a giant crocodile was rescued from a backyard pool in South Africa. It's believed the crocodile made its way to the family's home from a ...

MIAMI – For nearly 85 years, crocodile experts knew of just three species in Africa – the dwarf, Nile and slender-snouted. Researchers, including Matthew Shirley from Florida International ...