You can, however, expect to meet some crocodiles on your Nile voyage. Most itineraries stop at Kom Ombo, a town 50km upriver ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The team discovered three statues of crocodiles with the remains of ... stone scarab might be the largest ever found in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians mummified and buried millions of animals, often ...