Crocodiles, monkeys, tigers, zebras and dozens of other taxidermy animals will move to new homes after concerns about arsenic ...

The cave crocodiles are genetically distinct from their forest counterparts. Over time, their isolation has led to the development of new traits, signalling their evolution into a separate species.

The Ocucaje Desert in southern Peru has long been a goldmine for paleontologists, revealing fossils that provide glimpses ...

demonstrates that the development of crocodile head scales results from a process related to the mechanics of growing tissues, rather than molecular genetics. The diversity of these scales, observed ...

The Abanda Caves in Gabon harbor a unique population of dwarf crocodiles that evolved distinct traits after being isolated for around 3,000 years. These cave-dwelling crocodiles adapt to life in ...

The cave-dwelling crocodiles were only studied for the first ... This genetic divergence suggests that isolation has led to the evolution of unique traits suited to their subterranean lifestyle.

American crocodile in a lake, Image by Tomás Castelazo, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons. Crocodiles are ...

Feb. 10, 2025 — Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and ...

In the Peruvian desert, a 9-million-year-old fossil has been discovered, offering a rare glimpse into one of the largest marine predators of its time. This find sheds light on the evolution ...

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

A tour guide says warming waters in northern Queensland mean crocodiles are spending more time hiding from the heat. University of Queensland scientists agree, and say in hot years the reptiles ...