How did the crocodile get its smile? The functions that give the reptile its signature wrinkled snout aren't quite the same as those responsible for the rest of its scales, with precise mechanical ...

The 4.5 million-year-old tooth of a crocodile unearthed in Spain. Paleontologists in Spain have unearthed a 4.5 million-year-old tooth that likely belonged to one of the last crocodiles in Europe. The ...

Electrical stunning is used to capture crocodiles to perform routine management procedures. It is essential from a welfare point that electrical stunning must cause unconsciousness in animals. However ...

At the 15th CITES conference held in Qatar from 13 to 25 March this year, Madagascar has been notified of a moratorium, which suspends the trade of all Nile crocodile products for six months. The ...

A fatal case of salmonellosis in a captive crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is reported. Salmonella choleraesuis was isolated from the lung, liver, intestine, and heart blood of the animal. This is ...

Mother Nature has ways of letting us know that she ought to be respected, and crocodiles are a fine example. Belonging to the Crocodylidae family — part of the reptilian order of Crocodilia (which ...

Visitor presence has been shown to affect the behavior of animals in zoos. However, studies to date have not included a wide range of taxonomic groupings, and thus, the effect is poorly understood for ...

Human-Wildlife Interactions, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring 2021), pp. 212-227 (16 pages) Human–wildlife conflicts (HWCs) are on the increase due to shrinking space that results in increased competition for ...