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 ...

At a glance, alligators and crocodiles look nearly identical. Both are massive reptiles with armored skin, powerful jaws and ...

Mother Nature has ways of letting us know that she ought to be respected, and crocodiles are a fine example. Belonging to the Crocodylidae family — part of the reptilian order of Crocodilia (which ...

Newly hatched crocodiles at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (Courtesy of St. Augustine Alligator Farm) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Seven cute new babies just joined the family at the St.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Studying crocodiles in some of the world's ...

In biology and palaeontology (the study of extinct organisms) there are a few ways to estimate the age of an animal’s skeleton. One is the extent of fusion of sutures in the skeleton – how much the ...