Ancient Egyptians used to worship the dreaded sea reptile crocodile, a new study suggests. It has also been revealed that not only were crocodiles worshipped, some of them were sacrificed.

In a recent study, my colleagues and I revealed extraordinary details about the final hours in the life of a crocodile that was mummified by the ancient Egyptian embalmers. Using a CT scanner ...

Scientists have used state of the art 3D imaging technology to piece together the life - and probable death - of a 2.2 metre-long crocodile mummified by the ancient Egyptians. The researchers from The ...

Much like cats, crocodiles, and lions, the hippopotamus was a revered animal in ancient Egyptian culture, as it represents ...

The crocodile was a creature feared by many Egyptians and was commonly mummified and used to symbolize the god Sebek. The paddle doll, also from Ancient Egypt, is on display in the British Museum. The ...

the ancient reptile "occupied a dramatically different feeding niche than do modern crocodilians". Dr Stevens explained that the tiny crocodile was able to bite and swallow just like mammals.

If the heart was heavy with impurities, they would be devoured by a hybrid lion-crocodile-hippopotamus demon. The ancient Egyptians weren't obsessed with death. They loved life and wanted it to ...