An American alligator snares a snowy egret in St. Augustine, Fla.; some researchers believe that crocodiles and alligators use tools to lure their prey. It’s springtime at Louisiana’s Lake Martin. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's illustration shows Deinosuchus riograndensis swimming with an early alligator relative in the wetlands of the Western ...

Fossils of the world's most primitive modern crocodilian have been discovered near the outback town of Isisford, in central-western Queensland, Australia. The new animal, named Isisfordia duncani, is ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Crocodilians have walked the Earth for nearly 100 million years, and ...

A diverse clan of fearsome crocodilians once roamed the entire planet. Today, only 23 species remain in a handful of locales worldwide. We’ve all heard tales of the giant asteroid that did in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Crocodilians—semiaquatic reptiles comprising crocodiles, ...

Crocodiles are among nature's most fearsome predators. When the opportunity arises, crocodilians will gorge, voluntarily consuming meals weighing 23% of their own body weight. This is analogous to a ...

This year’s annual CROCtoberfest had everything a reptile enthusiast could ask for — an alligator demonstration, a 150-year-old snapping turtle, and even a chance to pose with, and ride on, a famous ...

When most people envision crocodiles and alligators, they think of them waddling on the ground or wading in water -- not climbing trees. However, a new study has found that the reptiles can climb ...

What would happen to mankind if crocodiles and alligators were to develop enough intelligence that they could hunt with tools? Would we see the rise of new dominant species as in Rise of the Planet of ...

Crocodiles and alligators are infamous carnivores, but it turns out they do not live on meat alone — scientists have unexpectedly discovered that these predators occasionally snack on fruit as well.