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. Burt died over the ...

Ever wondered what sets alligators apart from crocodiles? In this video, we dive into the key differences between these fascinating reptiles, from their physical traits to their habitats and behaviors ...

The scales on a crocodile’s head develop differently than those on its body. The explanation lies in tissue mechanics.

Alice Bedwell said she was at Town Beach in Australia when she recorded dramatic video of the encounter between the two ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that crocodile scale formation is driven by tissue mechanics rather than genetics.

"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 ...

How can the diversity of living organisms be explained? Although the answer that usually comes to mind is genetics, the truth ...

Previously, the research team demonstrated that the development of crocodile head scales, in contrast to body scales ... as well as the spectacled caiman or the American alligator. These computer ...

Many animals get their external marking--like, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently.

This gives rise to a regular pattern. But it appears the scales on a crocodile’s head are not under such genetic control. Milinkovitch and his colleagues said the scales instead developed because the ...