The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park announced the hatching of seven African Dwarf Crocodiles (Osteolaemus afzelii), marking a milestone in reptilian conservation. This event brings the ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park announced the hatching of seven African Dwarf Crocodiles (Osteolaemus afzelii), marking a milestone in reptilian conservation.

Scientists have discovered a new crocodile species, one that has soft skin and is, unfortunately, very endangered. Called the Central African slender-snouted crocodile, this new species wasn't exactly ...

African crocodiles, long thought of as just three known species, are among the most iconic creatures in Africa. But recent research now finds that there are at least seven distinct African crocodile ...

The extinct African crocodile species Crocodylus checchiai may be closely related to American crocodile species alive today, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest ...

Crocodile roars – and moos – could help conservationists monitor populations of species that are hard to track through visual surveys. The big-eyed, tiny-bodied African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus ...

A resemblance between a long-lost African crocodile and modern American crocs goes beyond the shared bump on their snouts. “It really looks like an American true crocodile, but it comes from Africa,” ...

As flood waters rose Sunday, a South African crocodile farmer near the border with Botswana was forced to open his gates to prevent a storm surge from destroying the property. And, no, this isn't the ...

South Africa’s first live crocodile auction has set benchmark prices for the carnivorous reptiles, bringing transparency to an industry where animals are usually traded privately. The auction, which ...

Fossilized remains of a previously unknown four-legged "vicious African whale" species found in Egypt — with a mouth like a crocodile — are an important link in the mammal's transition from land to ...