This is the external, visible part of the crocodilian armor, mostly made of keratin—the same strong material found in human hair. Crocodilians are also equipped with osteoderms, which are ...

Highly commended images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition released ahead of winners announcement in October. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Meanwhile Benites-Palomino and his colleagues attributed the first two types of bite marks to some kind of crocodilian—although pointing the finger at a specific suspect species is tricky ...

It’s that it repeats an age-old mistake in medicine, continuing to use flawed, incomplete data to shape decisions on patient ...

The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park has 7 new African dwarf crocodiles, billed as the first such captive hatch ...

A dancing stoat, a jaguar's killing blow to a caiman and a colorful David Bowie spider are among the sneak peek of stunning images selected by this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year jury ...

Sonoma State University’s Associated Students hosted its “Safari Encounters” event on Aug. 27. In a display of educational ...

29, 2024 — A new study showing how a prehistoric sea cow was preyed upon by not one, but two different carnivores -- a crocodilian and a shark -- is revealing ...

Following someone’s gaze may seem like a simple act, but it has profound implications for the evolution of intelligence. And ...

These tiny dots are the watchful eyes of baby yacare caimans, members of the crocodilian family, barely two weeks old and scarcely longer than a pencil. By day they hide among aquatic grasses ...

In this adapted extract from "Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans" (Algonquin Books, 2024), author and ...