crocodile

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A baby Nile crocodile lived for weeks in a horse trough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

One recent morning, when Kahro wasn’t looking, one student used the bot to generate a cartoon image of a crocodile riding a cute mouse in sunglasses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Researchers from Germany and the Seychelles investigated the evolutionary history of the saltwater crocodile by comparing DNA from modern animals with genetic material taken from historical museum specimens.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

"The genetic patterns suggest that saltwater crocodile populations remained connected over long periods and across great distances, pointing to the high mobility of this species," explains first author Stefanie Agne of the University of Potsdam.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

While we were washing and swimming in the stream any old place, there were rules, it turns out: wash clothes downstream, where the forest creek runs into the crocodile river.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver