A Nile crocodile measuring an astonishing 21 feet has been recorded as the largest ever. Researchers in Africa are amazed by this record-breaking apex predator.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) – State wildlife officials have given their agents a rare order to shoot to kill in the hunt for a young and potentially dangerous Nile crocodile loose near Miami. The Nile ...

JUBA, South Sudan – Close calls with crocodiles, a brutal civil war and even the death of a fellow traveler have not deterred a British man from attempting to walk the length of the Nile River. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) are one of Africa’s ...

BAY COUNTY, MI — Police arrested an unusual trespasser they caught lazily sunbathing in a mid-Michigan yard. Thankfully, the four-legged, scale-covered encroacher didn’t resist by biting the officers ...

It's not every day that a Nile Crocodile is found wandering around a TJ Maxx shopping center in the middle of suburbia. But that's what happened on Wednesday about 9 a.m. when an abandoned four-foot ...

One of the world's deadliest animals, the crocodile is a fascinating and genuinely terrifying creature — especially in comparison to their evolutionary cousins, alligators. Though they are often ...

A famous Nile crocodile named Henry just celebrated a birthday last year, turning 124 in December. This living fossil currently resides at Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa, after being ...