Young crocodiles, in contrast, are much smaller and lighter, with a wider range of colors that help them evade predators. Nile Crocodiles are found on the lands of Africa and have regional ...

The cover highlights the mechanically self-organized pattern of scales on the head of a young Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). Typically, vertebrate skin appendages such as scales ...

Save for the Nile crocodile (see Close Calls with Crocs), all of Africa's big beasts are missing, because Madagascar drifted out of range of the continent that gave it birth long before rhinos and ...

To be honest, their ability to make us glad we're not in their neighborhood! Unlike most reptiles, the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is highly social, organized and versatile. They've been ...

WHILE party attendees celebrated with cupcakes, Henry the Nile crocodile enjoyed a far meatier treat perfectly suited to the guest of honour. Visitors gathered at the Crocworld Conservation Centre ...

Believed to be the oldest known Nile crocodile in captivity, Henry has been a resident at the centre since 1985, when he was 85 years old. Weighing in at 700 kg and nearly 5 m long, Henry was born ...