Crocodiles are attracted to the sounds of crying human and ape babies, and may react swiftly to make a quick meal out of the infants in distress, a new study finds. While many animals are known to ...

Nile crocodiles react to the cries of infants from species such as bonobos, chimpanzees, and humans. New research shows that crocodiles also seem to distinguish levels of distress in cries. The ...

Crocodiles react to the distress of a crying infant, even from very distant species. Nile crocodiles were found to be able to tell the level of distress of a crying baby from several species, ...

For some reason evolution enjoys producing creatures that make noises reminiscent of science-fiction sound effects. Like these elk who sound like “Nazgul coming for your soul,” for example, or these ...

Crocodiles are so attuned to the cries of baby humans and the young of other great apes that they might recognise their distress better than people do. Relying on changes in frequency rather than ...

A male saltwater crocodile approached a female saltie – as they’re known in Australia – in the same enclosure at Australia Zoo. He snapped at her aggressively. But then in a change of heart that ...