Category: crocodilians
Researchers Give Nausea To Australian Crocodiles To Prevent Cane Toad Ingestion
In an effort to reduce mortality of the apex predators, scientists have trained the crocodiles to avoid ingesting cane toads by giving them an upset s [...]
Fort Worth Zoo Announces Hatching of Two Gharial Crocodiles
The zoo is the only North American institution to have produced multiple gharial offspring two different times. [...]
Luxury Handbag Company Founder Sentenced to 18 Months For Smuggling Python/Caiman Skin Bags
The founder was found guilty of illegally importing handbags and other merchandise that were made from the skins of protected pythons and caimans, acc [...]
6 Mugger Crocs and 6 Gharials Coming to Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary
The sanctuary is expected to launch a sponsorship program to help defray the costs of renovation of the enclosures in which the reptiles will live. [...]
Leucistic Alligator Hatched at Gatorland Orlando
Of the roughly 5 million American alligators in the wild and in captivity, there are about 15 American alligators that are leucistic [...]
USARK Newsletter: Reptile Conservation with CrocFest
Like many reptiles, crocodilians are misunderstood but get vital help from a few dedicated people. [...]
Fort Worth Zoo Hatches Four Gharials
The gharials were about 100 grams in weight when they hatched two months ago and are currently about 150 to 200 grams today. [...]
Ancient Long-Necked Marine Reptiles Suffered Decapitation From Predators
Even though the evolution of long necks with this species had downsides, other marine reptile species also had long necks, and continued on that evolu [...]
American Crocodile Lays Viable Eggs via Facultative Parthenogenesis
This marks the first known occurrence of facultative parthenogenesis in an American crocodile. [...]
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