This critically endangered animal, known for its long, thin snout with a bulbous growth at the end, split off from other crocodilian species 40 million years ago.
Studies indicate Burmese pythons' gape size is bigger than previously thought, allowing them to consume larger prey and significantly impact Florida's ecosystem by preying on larger animals. A new stu ...
The fossilized leg bone of the terror bird went unidentified for almost 20 years. Nearly 12 million years ago, the largest ...
Carnivorous dinosaurs may seem like the scariest prehistoric animals, but some prehistoric creatures were far more ferocious ...
The saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, is the largest living reptile on Earth, and it rules the waters from northern ...
Even crocodiles can set Guinness World Records. Cassius, an Australian saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ), set the ...
Though known only from a shinbone fragment, a newly-described flesh-eating terror just might be the largest known member of ...
Unlikely animal friendships in the wild highlight remarkable cross-species bonds, where mutual support and unexpected ...
Welcome to the wonderful world of Crocodylia, or more specifically the order. Here, we’ll break down the differences between ...
The sinuses of ancient relatives of today's crocodiles prevented them from becoming deep divers, research by the University of Southampton has found. A study, published on October 30 in "Royal ...
Pythons swallow deer, alligators and other prey whole. What they eat is limited in part by how big an animal they can wrap their flexible, stretchy jaws around. Researchers call this the snake’s ...