Crocodiles are probably not the first animals that come to mind when you think of the word “cute.” However, we think we can make an exception for baby crocodiles, also called hatchlings. Did you know ...

Crocodiles do produce tears, but these are purely biological, triggered by jaw movement and the need for eye lubrication, not sadness. The idiom "crocodile tears" originates from an ancient ...

Henry the world's oldest known crocodile is celebrating his 124 th birthday at a conservation center in South Africa today (Dec. 16). The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) has lived at the ...

A terrorizing presence since the 1980s, Gustave has lurked in the shadows for well over a decade. Now, a herpetologist dives in to tell the story. In the heart of Central Africa, where the Ruzizi ...

Van Schalkwyk is responding to a statement appearing in an essay by Anitra Nettleton and David Hammond-Tooke on art of the Pedi and Ntwane. The offending statement concerns a Hananwa carved wooden ...