crocodile

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A baby Nile crocodile lived for weeks in a horse trough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Described in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Labrujasuchus had an appearance that would seem more at home among ostrich-like dinosaurs than crocodile relatives.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

"The genetic patterns suggest that saltwater crocodile populations remained connected over long periods and across great distances, pointing to the high mobility of this species," explains first author Stefanie Agne of the University of Potsdam.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

They followed her in single file back down the corridor, like children in a school crocodile.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan