Some crocodiles are big, sure—but a few are so huge they end up in record books, news reports, or fossil displays. This list ...
The Nile crocodile found across Africa is a giant aquatic reptile that is known for its extraordinary hunting abilities and strong nurturing instinct. These reptiles are apex predators in their ...
When a mother crocodile leaves her nest unattended, a Nile monitor takes the opportunity to steal her eggs. The mother returns to protect most of her eggs but the disturbance sets off a mass hatching.
In 2019, while excavating the necropolis of Qubbet el Hawa, across the Nile from Aswan in southern Egypt, Belgian and Spanish archaeologists unearthed a trove of mummified crocodiles: five almost ...
Huge, man eating Crocodiles. In Murchison Falls National Park, villagers make daily trips to the Nile to get water for washing and cooking. But every time they do so, they are at risk from the ...
What's it like to capture an 18-foot Nile crocodile for research purposes? To touch its skin, smell its breath, hear its growl? How do you weigh a half-ton croc? Are you willing to do what it ...