A long time ago, strange predators roamed the Caribbean — not just birds and snakes, but land-dwelling crocodiles that sprinted after prey like hungry wolves. These ancient reptiles weren’t what most ...

When sharks and crocodiles meet, science shows no clear victor exists. Survival, strategy, speed and strength determine outcomes, but most encounters end with caution, retreat and evolutionary balance ...

Crocodiles and alligators are among the world’s most dangerous predators, with some large enough to kill and eat humans. Although attacks are rare, one infamous man-eating crocodile gained a ...

In this viral video, a saltwater crocodile is in water, lying in wait and covered in algae. It then slowly sinks beneath the ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

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.

Kostensuchus atrox was a top predator which lived just before the extinction of the dinosaurs, and likely chomped on them A newly-discovered species of a large, crocodile-relative predator has been ...

Giant mosasaurs, once thought to be strictly ocean-dwelling predators, may have spent their final chapter prowling freshwater rivers alongside dinosaurs and crocodiles. A massive tooth found in North ...

Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound — that’s a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, sebecids were top predators until they went extinct during the Miocene.