Latest about Alligators & Crocodiles
Jurassic crocodile relative could breathe easily while drowning its prey
The modern crocodile can breathe while most of its head is submerged because of specialized airway adaptations, which scientists can now trace to the Jurassic period.
How are alligators and crocodiles different?
Discover what separates alligators and crocodiles and how you can tell them apart.
Human remains found inside 500-pound alligator. How common are alligator attacks?
An enormous alligator is suspected of killing a man in Louisiana, according to news reports.
Eerie albino alligator babies hatched at Florida animal park
Two rare albino alligators have hatched at a Florida safari park.
Mystery of extinct horned crocodile solved after 150 years
Scientists have solved a 150-year-old mystery surrounding the classification of the extinct horned crocodile from Madagascar, giving it its own evolutionary group.
Alligators in Oklahoma turn into 'popsicles' sticking out of the frozen water
Alligators often 'snorkel' during cold snaps, so they don't become trapped underwater without access to air.
Giant 14-foot-long crocodile found with human remains in stomach
The remains likely belong to a local fisherman who went missing last week, the government said.
Ancient 'swamp king' monster croc once terrorized Australia
The ‘swamp king’ was over 16 feet long and much broader than modern-day crocodiles.
