News tagged with saltwater crocodile
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Dog, nappy and football found in Aussie croc
Rangers who shot a saltwater crocodile that was terrorising pets in northern Australia found a dog, a pair of shorts, a football and a nappy in its stomach, according to a local report.
May 16, 2012 |
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Scientists lift lid on turtle evolution
The turtle is a closer relative of crocodiles and birds than of lizards and snakes, according to researchers who claim to have solved an age-old riddle in animal evolution.
May 16, 2012 |
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Crocodilians bite with the best
Crocodiles can kill with the strongest bite force measured for any living animal, according to a report published Mar. 14 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Saltwater crocodile breeders to benefit from genome sequence
(PhysOrg.com) -- The genome sequence of the saltwater crocodile has been completed by an international collaboration of scientists, including researchers from the University of Sydney.
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Philippine town claims world's largest croc title
A small Philippine town on Wednesday laid claim to having the world's largest captive crocodile after an Australian expert measured the saltwater beast at more than six metres.
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Monster crocodile gets own park in Philippines
A monster crocodile which is reputedly the world's largest is the star attraction at its own nature park which opened in the Philippines this weekend, weeks after the beast's capture.
Sep 18, 2011 |
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No place for crocodiles in Philippines: official
Efforts to save the Philippine crocodile, a "critically endangered" reptile, could go in vain as bureaucrats oppose their release into the wild, a top Philippine environment official said Wednesday.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Philippines urged to free giant crocodile
An animal rights group urged the Philippines to free what is thought to be the world's largest crocodile in captivity, even though it allegedly killed two people.
Sep 10, 2011 |
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Malaysia scientists tag Borneo saltwater crocodile
Wildlife researchers in Malaysia are to track a saltwater crocodile by satellite, they said Wednesday, in a bid to find out why nearly 40 people have been attacked on Borneo island over a decade.
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Rangers nab year's biggest croc in Australia
Australian park rangers said on Friday they had caught the year's biggest crocodile, a whopping 4.5 metres (15 feet) beast which had been terrorising fishermen.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Borneo's crocodiles 'no longer endangered'
Wildlife officials in Malaysian Borneo are pushing to have its saltwater crocodiles removed from a list of endangered animals, saying the reptile's numbers have strongly recovered in recent years.
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Mapping the crocodile genome
The first ever genetic linkage map for a non-avian member of the Class Reptilia has been developed. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have constructed a first-generation genetic linkage map for th ...
Jul 28, 2009 |
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