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BoarCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc, DuckCroc and PancakeCroc

BoarCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc, DuckCroc and PancakeCroc

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

A suite of five ancient crocs, including one with teeth like boar tusks and another with a snout like a duck's bill, have been discovered in the Sahara by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Paul Sereno. ...


Can magnets keep crocodiles away from Florida's suburbs?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Veteran trapper Todd Hardwick, who has hauled hundreds of alligators and crocodiles out of neighborhoods over the years, tried something strange earlier this year.





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Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia (AP)

Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight - at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia.


At Singularity University, tech is seen as savior

Technology / Other

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- Chatter about ensuing plans permeates any graduation, though it's not common for the talk to surround which class projects will receive venture capital funding.


Flips-flops are bad for your sole

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Flip-flops aren't just hazardous to politicians -- they also pose risks for your feet. The floppy footwear, once contained to the beach, can now be spotted year-round.


Business is booming at Ismail Dauda's crocodile tannery in northern Nigeria

Skin demand threatens Nigeria crocs

Biology / Ecology

created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Business is booming at Ismail Dauda's crocodile tannery in northern Nigeria, but environmentalists fear soaring demand for skins could be driving the reptiles to extinction.


Reptiles' Muscles Move Lungs for Sneaky Maneuvers in Water

Reptiles' Muscles Move Lungs for Sneaky Maneuvers in Water

Biology /

created Mar 13, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Without a ripple in the water, alligators dive, surface or roll sideways, even though they lack flippers or fins. University of Utah biologists discovered gators maneuver silently by using their diaphragm, ...



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