The scales on a crocodile’s body develop through this mechanism. About a decade ago, Milinkovitch noticed that the scales on the reptile’s jaws and face differ from those on its body. He speculated ...

Amazingly, when these EGF-treated crocodiles hatch ... of growth and stiffening of the skin provide a simple evolutionary mechanism capable of generating a wide diversity of scale forms among ...

Crocodilians—semiaquatic reptiles comprising crocodiles, gharials ... In Their Blood Crocodilians have an internal defense mechanism that’s equally impressive as their external armor.

In recent decades, human populations have boomed in South Florida, and so have those of the threatened American crocodile. As a result, the animals are now seeking new territory, venturing into ...