crocodile
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The national water agency said it was alerted to a crocodile sighting in Pandan Reservoir on 20 August.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Some of its guests watched models carry crocodile handbags down the runway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Some watched models carry crocodile handbags—revived from a 1920s design and finished with clasps featuring onyx—down the runway at Prada’s womenswear show last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The official signal for a sighting is the call of "crocodile, crocodile, crocodile".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Oh, that river of wishes, the slippery crocodile dream of it, how it might have carried my body down through all the glittering sandbars to the sea.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles has been given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Saltwater crocodiles - known locally as Salties - live in both freshwater and saltwater and can grow to be in excess of six metres long.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Researchers carried out the study in the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh, one of the country's last major refuges for saltwater crocodiles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
According to Associate Professor Somaweera, the most encouraging result involved the three captive-reared crocodiles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
More crocodiles were launching themselves off the banks.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
