crocodile

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The crocodile, which grows to around 16 feet and 1,000 pounds, was not.

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

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

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Researchers from Germany and the Seychelles investigated the evolutionary history of the saltwater crocodile by comparing DNA from modern animals with genetic material taken from historical museum specimens.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Now it resembled a crocodile that had rolled around in Christmas-tree lights.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi