crocodile

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“Powdered stone worked. So did lizard’s blood and crocodile dung, and pig’s teeth and dolphin’s genitalia and frog’s sperm,” as psychologist Irving Kirsch later explained it.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

“I catch crocodiles, and a crocodile has never managed to screw up my ribs like that,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Although it is now known to belong to a mekosuchine crocodile, the specimen initially confused him.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

Scientists have unearthed Australia's oldest known crocodile eggshells which may have belonged to "drop crocs" - creatures that climbed trees to hunt prey below.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

While Emma touches up Lily’s sunscreen, I pull out my inflatable crocodile.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller