The sight of a saltwater crocodile basking on a mudbank is one of the most iconic and intimidating images of northern ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stephanie Kirsop didn’t believe her son when he called to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home. The family live in the temperate coastal city of Newcastle ...

Deep in the Australian outback, one young boy is growing up in one of the most dangerous environments imaginable — surrounded by giant crocodiles, helicopters, and deadly swamps. While celebrating his ...

There’s sad news to report from the Australian animal kingdom. Burt, the saltwater crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in the 1980s action movie “Crocodile Dundee,” who had a fiery temper coupled ...

Across northern Australia, freshwater crocodiles are dying in droves, with some populations down by 70%. That's because the animals are eating a kind of super-poisonous toad that humans brought to the ...

The aquatic reptiles cannot resist eating invasive toads that are toxic, so scientists gave the crocodiles a dose of nonlethal food poisoning to adjust their behavior. By Jack Tamisiea When Dr. Seuss ...

Police in Australia are warning residents that crocodiles are "absolutely everywhere" after heavy rains caused major flooding in parts of the Northern Territory. "There are crocs absolutely everywhere ...

Freshwater crocodiles die every year in Australia from eating poisonous cane toads that humans introduced to the continent. Now scientists have... To save wild crocodiles in Australia, scientists gave ...