Captive-reared crocodiles adapted well after release, but a translocated wild crocodile showed strong homing instincts, offering new insights for conservation planning. A new study suggests that saltwater crocodiles born or raised in captivity may successfully adapt to life in the wild without returning to the facilities where they were bred. Researchers say the findings could [...]

Un os découvert au Niger en 2022 rouvre un dossier paléontologique parmi les plus épineux. Une nouvelle espèce de spinosaure vient d'être décrite dans la revue Science. Et avec elle, la question qui divise les chercheurs depuis des années refait surface : ce dinosaure géant nageait-il vraiment ?

A newly identified prehistoric crocodile relative, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa, was discovered alongside another croc species in New Mexico fossils dating back 210 million years. Around 210 million years ago, two crocodile relatives about the size of modern jackals stood together along a humid riverbank in what is now northern New Mexico. One of them, Hesperosuchus agilis, [...]