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LIOPLEURODON RULED THE OCEANS

The Scariest Marine Predator Ever! Great White Sharks, the Crocodilians and their kin notwithstanding, the oceans and seas occupying three-fifths of the world’s surface are a relatively benign place in...

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While we usually think of alligators and crocodiles as looking like this, if we go back into their evolutionary history, we find their ancestors were very different.78

Evolution of Alligators and Crocodiles

It's hard to imagine, but modern crocodylians (alligators, crocodiles and gavials) are very different from their ancestors. The ancestors of crocodylians were not aquatic ambush predators as their descendants...

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The Ten Most Essential Books for Crocodilian Keepers

I have always been fond of the Crocodilians and have worked with a variety of species over the years. Generally speaking the captive husbandry is very much hands off, but during my career, I have had to force...

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Animals as Healers

You may be wondering how I came to be sitting cross-legged on the floor in a heart-to-heart embrace with Nessie, the 19 year-old alligator (see pics below). It was at ReptileFest, a yearly happening put on by...

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