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In a while crocodile: safaris yet to be snapped up by Australia
Australia's top official on indigenous issues said crocodile safaris should be used to help fund impoverished Aboriginal communities.
23 June 2015
Drunken hunter fights off Australian croc with an eye-poke
A tipsy goose hunter he lived to tell the tale of being attacked by a two-metre-long crocodile after poking the beast in the eye.
20 September 2014
Ultra-rare crocs survive in Philippine 'Noah's Ark'
A chorus of chirps filled the room as one of the Philippines' top crocodile breeders checked on his wards in an overcrowded 'Noah's Ark' .
15 August 2014
Brutus the giant crocodile attacks shark in Australia
Tourists in northern Australia have been left stunned by two fierce animals going head-to-head.
06 August 2014
Crete counts on cravings to catch mystery croc
A Greek reptile expert began an operation to trap a two-metre long crocodile that mysteriously appeared in a man-made lake on the tourist island of Crete last weekend.
11 July 2014
Russian circus crocodile hurt by falling accountant
A crocodile was injured in Russia when an accountant weighing 120 kilogrammes (260 pounds) fell on him during a bus trip through the arctic north, local media reported.
22 May 2014
Crocodile eats boy in PNG
The limbs of an 11-year-old boy have been found inside a huge crocodile and his head discovered nearby after he was attacked in Papua New Guinea, a report said.
14 May 2014
Human remains found after Australian croc attack: reports
Police reportedly found human remains Tuesday in the search for a 12-year-old boy snatched by a crocodile in northern Australia, and scaled back operations to a body recovery mission.
29 January 2014
Boy, 12, taken by crocodile in Australia
A 12-year-old boy was feared dead after being snatched by a saltwater crocodile while swimming in Australia's Northern Territory.
27 January 2014
Australia gifts Prince George a baby crocodile
Australia's tropical Northern Territory presented an unusual gift to Britain's new royal baby, Prince George, a crocodile.
25 July 2013
Cane toads wiping out crocodiles Down Under: study
Australia's noxious cane toad is wiping out populations of a unique miniature crocodile, researchers warned Wednesday, with fears the warty, toxic creature could extinguish the rare reptile.
03 July 2013
Sunbathing crocodile shocks Indonesian beachgoers
Hundreds of sunbathers fled a popular Indonesian beach in panic when a four-metre (13-foot) crocodile laid down next to them to soak up some rays.
23 May 2013
Frenchman fights off crocodile in Australia
A French deckhand survived after a crocodile latched onto his head in northern Australia by punching the reptile repeatedly until it let go.
22 April 2013
Reptiles are at risk, study finds
Almost one in five of the world's reptile species are in danger of extinction as their habitats are cleared away for farming and logging.
15 February 2013
World's largest crocodile dies in Philippines
The world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines, 17 months after the suspected man-eater was hunted down and put on display for tourists.
11 February 2013
Girl, seven, feared taken by crocodile in Australia
Australian police searching for a 7-year-old girl feared taken by a crocodile Saturday said finding what appeared to be human remains inside a three-metre reptile was a "heartbreaking" development.
18 November 2012
Crocodile captured in Gaza sewer: Hamas
Police in the Gaza Strip on Monday captured a crocodile that roamed the sewerage system of a town in the north of the enclave, the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers said.
06 November 2012
Man in Malaysia bitten by crocodile during toilet break
A construction worker was bitten by a crocodile during a toilet break in a river in Malaysian Borneo, but fought off the huge reptile and escaped with his life.
25 August 2012
Guinness says Philippine croc world's largest
A saltwater crocodile weighing more than a tonne and suspected of killing two people in the Philippines has been declared the largest such reptile in captivity by the Guinness Book of World Records.
03 July 2012