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

ETHEL, La.—There is a Nile crocodile loose somewhere in central Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Described in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Labrujasuchus had an appearance that would seem more at home among ostrich-like dinosaurs than crocodile relatives.

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

If she kept her eyes closed, she could almost fool herself into thinking she was nine years old again, curled up in her bed with her stuffed crocodile tucked in beside her.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee