crocodile

Unlike today's mostly aquatic crocodilians, many early crocodile relatives were agile predators that ran across land.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa offers evidence that early crocodile relatives were already developing different feeding adaptations near the beginning of the "Age of Reptiles," during the late Triassic Period, 252 to 201 million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

The family who own a zoo where a three-year-old boy was seriously injured after ending up in a crocodile enclosure said it was "one of the most distressing incidents in our history".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Here’s what can’t be denied: The Sunshine State’s reputation as the nation’s dangle, Heaven’s lobby, and a land of swamp creatures and crocodile wrestlers and Disneyworld and Mar-A-Lago and, somehow, Miami.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

The village was on the bank of a great river where lush fruits and vegetables grew, but no one was allowed to eat anything because it all belonged to the crocodile.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Although it resembled an enormous alligator, it belonged to an ancient lineage of crocodilians, the broader group that includes modern crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Like tap dancing atop crocodiles, cold-water swimming is unlikely ever to become a mainstream pursuit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

She said the crocodiles appeared calm and largely motionless during her visit, about 10 minutes before the incident happened.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

Johnsons Zoo's website said it "houses over 100 fascinating animals" including crocodiles, African lions and a Bengal tiger.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Women had to draw drinking water straight from the river, while they clucked their tongues and told stories of women fallen to crocodiles in other dry years, which were never as dry as this one.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver