Paignton Zoo's much-missed crocodile swamp is officially reopening after well wishers helped raised £15,000 to bring it back.

A new study by a team at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) reveals that the mechanics of growing tissues play a crucial role in the development of crocodile head scales. By integrating observations ...

The crocodile who became famous after his appearance in the 1986 film "Crocodile Dundee" has died, the Australian reptile and aquarium attraction where he lived announced on social media.

First, they tracked the evolution of the head scales during the embryonic development of the Nile crocodile, which lasts about 90 days in total. While the skin covering the jaws remains smooth ...

It took the team over 10 years to gather a sufficient number of animals. In the new study, the researchers first looked into how the head scales developed in an embryo. They imaged Nile crocodile ...

Burt, the giant crocodile featured in the 1986 classic film Crocodile Dundee starring Paul Hogan, has died. Crocosaurus Cove, the Australian reptile park where Burt lived in his final years ...

(AP) — Burt, the huge crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in the movie “Crocodile Dundee” and continued to impress visitors with his fiery temper and commanding presence, has died.

New research reveals that crocodile head scales form through compressive forces, not tensile stress as previously thought. Scientists at the University of Geneva found that the skin on a developing ...

Getting a detailed picture of what's going on inside a crocodile egg is no easy feat, but researchers from the Laboratory of Artificial and Natural Evolution (LANE) at the University of Geneva in ...

"The patterning of irregular crocodile head scales provides a fascinating exception to this paradigm," the team explains in a video presenting the study's findings. Crocodile's head scales are ...