Crocodiles are hardy creatures, yet even these tenacious reptiles surprised researchers after a group was found in a dark ...

In a first of its kind, West African dwarf crocodiles began hatching Monday at the San Diego Zoo’s Reptile House.Out of 20 eggs, three hatched by themselves Monday morning, and zoo staff ...

African Dwarf Crocodiles are the smallest of the world’s crocodiles, ... Despite their secretive nature and diminutive size, they are hunted by subsistence hunters in West and Central Africa.

The big-eyed, tiny-bodied African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) prowls the dense forests and narrow streams of West Africa. But the species is very hard to spot and extremely difficult ...

SAN DIEGO, Cali. (FOX 35 WOFL) - San Diego Zoo welcomed eight West African Dwarf Crocodiles to their zoo. This is the first time crocodiles have ever hatched at this zoo. The West African ...

Two baby West African Dwarf crocodiles were recently hatched at the Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough. The municipally-run zoo late last week announced the hatchlings occurred on Dec. 17, 2022.

The Chicago Zoological Society is happy to announce that a West African dwarf crocodile hatched at Brookfield Zoo in September. This is believed to be the first crocodilian species on record to have ...

The Johannesburg Zoo only has one male West African dwarf crocodile. The reptile keeper at the zoo, Mlando Dlomo, said the dwarf crocodile is smaller with a short, blunt muzzle and a black body ...

Later this year, scientists are expected to meet in West Africa to discuss the Dwarf Crocodile complex and provide conservation recommendations to the International Union for Conservation of ...

This brings the total number of crocodile species successfully hatched to 18. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park has announced the hatching of seven African Dwarf Crocodiles ...