While alligators and crocodiles share a fearsome appearance, key differences set them apart. Snout shape, tooth visibility when mouths are closed, and habitat preferences are crucial identifiers.

Wadisuchus kassabi is both a new species and the first member of a new genus, or group of species that share physical similarities and an evolutionary line. The species was named after the valley ...

A large American crocodile seen swimming with a dog in its mouth near Satellite Beach was captured and placed in permanent ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-winning actress Kyra Sedgwick is taking on the role of narrator for the documentary The Ark, set to hold its world premiere Saturday at the Woodstock Film Festival in New York. The ...

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Sept. 24 (UPI) --Michigan police were called out to the front yard of a home to wrangle an unusual non-native animal -- a South American crocodile. The Hampton Township Public Safety Department said ...

The new fossil was unearthed in a remote part of Argentinian Patagonia—and had teeth comparable to a T. rex, says National Geographic Explorer Diego Pol. The fossil skull of Kostensuchus atrox, a ...

Once sharing the top of the food chain with dinosaurs roughly 80 million years ago, crocodiles are one apex predator most of us hope to never run into unexpectedly. What makes crocodiles so ...

HAVANA, Fla. — Bear Warriors United, a nonprofit advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in opposition to the Florida black bear hunt.