crocodile
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Crocs is introducing its first full-fledged advertising mascot, a six-foot crocodile named Niles, the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Patrick Coffee reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Crocs is the latest to join a parade of new brand characters with Niles, a 6-foot crocodile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The fossil containing the two crocodile relatives was excavated in 1948.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The family who own a zoo where a three-year-old boy was seriously injured after ending up in a crocodile enclosure said it was "one of the most distressing incidents in our history".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Should Naima paint a crocodile slinking through lily pads?
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
In Zambia’s Kafue National Park, Ila Safari Lodge, owned by Green Safaris, has its own solar-powered boat, which is used for expeditions in search of hippo pods and Nile crocodiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The fossil indicates that lineages closely related to the Euparkeriidae were also present in South America, highlighting the continent’s role in the early diversification of the relatives of dinosaurs and crocodiles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
During the late Triassic, the ancestors of crocodiles and the lineage that produced dinosaurs were both beginning to expand into new ecological roles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Like tap dancing atop crocodiles, cold-water swimming is unlikely ever to become a mainstream pursuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“He’s got a couple of crocodiles, a snake, one a them big lizard things.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
