crocodile

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After the crocodile ate a bird that had flown in, staff moved the reptile outside and used cinder blocks to weigh down the grate keeping it closed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The crocodile, which grows to around 16 feet and 1,000 pounds, was not.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

This small group of ancient crocodile relatives evolved body plans that closely resembled bipedal theropod dinosaurs, despite belonging to a very different branch of the reptile family tree.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Today, the saltwater crocodile remains one of the most widely distributed reptiles on Earth.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Horace took his fingers out of his ears and tried to distract Esme by making shadow animals on the wall—a crocodile snapping its jaws, a bird flying—but she hardly noticed.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs