crocodile

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ETHEL, La.—There is a Nile crocodile loose somewhere in central Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

One recent morning, when Kahro wasn’t looking, one student used the bot to generate a cartoon image of a crocodile riding a cute mouse in sunglasses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"Bipedalism is certainly a unique path for crocodile relatives to take, but it's a path well-trod by dinosaurs and later birds. It obviously worked for these animals."

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Today, the saltwater crocodile remains one of the most widely distributed reptiles on Earth.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

And waiting for them under the surface would be the crocodile.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer