Crocodiles are attracted to the sounds of crying human and ape babies, and may react swiftly to make a quick meal out of the infants in distress, a new study finds. While many animals are known to ...

Nile crocodiles react to the cries of infants from species such as bonobos, chimpanzees, and humans. New research shows that crocodiles also seem to distinguish levels of distress in cries. The ...

It's common knowledge to keep a fair distance from crocodiles if you ever spot one of these massive reptiles on water or land—where they can scurry up to 20 mph. That may be especially true if you ...

For some reason evolution enjoys producing creatures that make noises reminiscent of science-fiction sound effects. Like these elk who sound like “Nazgul coming for your soul,” for example, or these ...

Crocodiles react to the distress of a crying infant, even from very distant species. Nile crocodiles were found to be able to tell the level of distress of a crying baby from several species, ...

Toddlers should never scream around crocodiles as the results could be quite Lacoste-ly. New research has found that the amphibious predator — particularly the Nile crocodile — are “attracted” to the ...

A male saltwater crocodile approached a female saltie – as they’re known in Australia – in the same enclosure at Australia Zoo. He snapped at her aggressively. But then in a change of heart that ...