A terrorizing presence since the 1980s, Gustave has lurked in the shadows for well over a decade. Now, a herpetologist dives ...

First, they tracked the evolution of the head scales during the embryonic development of the Nile crocodile, which lasts about 90 days in total. While the skin covering the jaws remains smooth ...

In the new study, the researchers first looked into how the head scales developed in an embryo. They imaged Nile crocodile embryos using light-sheet fluorescence microscopy over multiple days. What ...

Did you know that there are 28 species of crocodiles on Earth? The fearsome Nile Crocodile may be the most well-known, but it is not the largest croc – that honor goes to the massive saltwater ...

The National Council of SPCA (NSPCA) has welcomed the arrest of a man who was caught on camera torturing a Nile crocodile. The video went viral in January and depicts the individual repeatedly ...

The man - who was filmed teasing, kicking and slashing a Nile crocodile in a viral video - will appear in court on Monday. A screengrab of footage showing the man kicking the crocodile repeatedly ...

What's it like to capture an 18-foot Nile crocodile for research purposes? To touch its skin, smell its breath, hear its growl? How do you weigh a half-ton croc? Are you willing to do what it ...

Save for the Nile crocodile (see Close Calls with Crocs ... crept out of the lining of my helmet after I had placed it on my head. The picture conjured up may be a ludicrous one, but I can ...

A man who dubbed himself the ‘King of Crocodiles’ has been arrested after a disturbing video showing him torturing a Nile crocodile in Duthuni, a village near Thohoyandou in Limpopo ...

They first observed the appearance of scales during the development of the Nile crocodile embryo, which lasts about 90 ... across the embryo's head, as well as the organization of collagen fibers in ...