For reptiles, crocodiles have some pretty distinct skin. Instead of the sleek and smooth scales on snakes and lizards, crocodiles have a more lumpy and three dimensional pattern on their scaly heads. Just how its unique skin is formed has puzzled scientists–until now. The pattern of scales on their face and jaws is formed by […]
Alligators and crocodiles are snapping, semiaquatic reptiles in the order Crocodilia, famous for their ferocious bites. If you want to know how alligators and crocodiles are different and what to do if you’re face-to-face with an alligatoror if you just want to enjoy wild stories about cannibal alligators and the mystery of an extinct horned […]
Fear of the oceans, or thalassophobia, is an understandable emotional reaction. The environment is dark, inhospitable to humans, and contains some of the planet’s biggest and weirdest creatures. But you can take some small comfort in the knowledge that, at the very least, evolution saved us from deep sea crocodiles. Crocodilian ancestors known as thallatosuchians […]
