A large American crocodile was captured and removed from a Florida canal after a resident recorded it swimming with a dog in ...

Scientists normally explain the spectacular diversity of animal patterns by pointing to genetics. But a study in Nature suggests that, at least for crocodile heads, different forces might be at play.

Its bite is three times more powerful than a lion’s. Its attacks are 100 times deadlier than a shark’s. It can drown you, tear you apart or swallow you whole. Scared? You should be. These lethal ...

Many animals get their external marking — such as, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 11, 202.) We ...