Tag: Crocodile
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Juvenile croc webbed in fishing net rescued
The juvenile reptile had strayed into Luna River from Bhitarkanika river system and an inland fisherman found the animal stuck in his fishing net near Orataghat village in Mahakalapada police station area.
December 7, 2021 -
10-foot-long croc rescued from irrigation canal in Odisha
The salt-water crocodile population in Bhitarkanika has increased manifold from 96 in 1975 to 1768 so far.
October 14, 2021 -
8-foot-long croc rescued from village pond in Odisha
The salt-water crocodile population in Bhitarkanika has increased manifold from 96 in 1975 to 1768 so far.
September 21, 2021 -
Endangered mugger crocodile decapitated in Odisha’s Mahanadi river system
The population of Gharials is alarmingly dwindling in Odisha despite the conservation initiatives launched over the years in their habitats.
July 6, 2021 -
India’s highest altitude marsh crocodile habitat found at Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve
Bhitarkanika is said to house 70% of India’s estuarine crocodile or saltwater crocodiles, conservation of which was started way back in 1975.
July 4, 2021 -
Carcass of albino crocodile retrieved in Odisha
The animal is accorded ‘protected’ status under wildlife legal provisions.
June 4, 2021 -
Crocodile, snakes take over Kerala’s flooded homes
People returning to their flood-battered homes in Kerala from relief camps were are being greeted by snakes and other reptiles and insects.
August 21, 2018 -
Monster crocodile caught in Australia after 10-year search
Park rangers in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) have caught one of the region's biggest crocodiles after a decade-long hunt.
July 10, 2018 -
Netfilx unveils three Indian originals – ‘Leila’, ‘Ghoul’, ‘Crocodile’
Netflix, the American video streaming service, has some good news for the Indian users. It is already expanding its slate in India. Netflix has now announced the addition of three new originals which will be titled, Leila, Ghoul, and Crocodile. Netflix disclosed on Friday that these new shows will join the existing original productions out of India, …
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February 23, 2018 -
Brave boy saves uncle from crocodile attack
A 12-year-old boy from a remote village of Odisha’s Kendrapara district displayed exemplary courage to save his 26-year-old uncle from claws of death following attack by a furious estuarine crocodile. The survivor Binod Mallick, an inland fisherman from Kandira village, is undergoing treatment at a government run hospital in Rajnagar recalled the harrowing experience and …
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February 22, 2018 -
Jurassic-era crocodile with T-rex teeth discovered in Madagascar
Scientists have discovered fossils belonging to an ancient, extinct crocodile relative that has deep and massive jaw bones armed with enormous serrated teeth like those of a T-rex. According to a new study published in the journal PeerJ on Tuesday, the animal found in Madagascar in Africa was a top land predator of the Middle …
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July 5, 2017 -
Over 66-million-year-old crocodile fossil found in China
Fossils of a completely preserved crocodile and bones belonging to at least six different dinosaurs, dating back 145 to 66 million years, have been unearthed in northeast China. Paleontologists from Chinese Academy of Sciences began the excavation in late May, following the discovery of dinosaur fossils last year at Longshan Mountain in the city of …
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June 9, 2017 -
When Bindi Irwin made her father proud
Bindi Irwin, daughter of nature expert and TV personality Steve Irwin, said her father was very proud when she first wrestled a crocodile. The 18-year-old aspiring actress recalled that she was eight at the time of the incident, reported Us Weekly. “This one day on our very last croc trip with Dad he decided I …
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May 15, 2017 -
Early dinosaur cousins had crocodile-like features: Study
Paleobiologist's dicovery of the teleocrater rhadinus — the earliest-known dinosaur relative — has overturned popular predictions as the six-foot-long lizard-like creature was found to have walked on four legs like a crocodile and was not dinosaur-like. For decades, scientists have wondered what the earliest dinosaur relatives looked like. Most assumed that they would look like …
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April 13, 2017 -
World’s oldest crocodile eggs discovered
The world's oldest known crocodile eggs laid some 152 million years ago have been discovered in the cliffs of Portugal. The remarkably well preserved eggs give an insight into the "mother croc" that laid them, researchers said. They are similar to the eggs of modern crocodiles, suggesting crocodile eggs have changed little in shape in …
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March 10, 2017 -
World’s oldest crocodile eggs discovered
The world's oldest known crocodile eggs laid some 152 million years ago have been discovered in the cliffs of Portugal. The remarkably well preserved eggs give an insight into the "mother croc" that laid them, researchers said. They are similar to the eggs of modern crocodiles, suggesting crocodile eggs have changed little in shape in …
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March 10, 2017 -
Forest dept sounds warning in view of frequent croc attacks
In view of the recurring crocodile-man conflict in Odisha, the forest department has issued advisories asking the residents of riverside villages in Kendrapara district to not venture into water-bodies infested with the reptile. "We have sounded precautionary warning in view of the recurring outbreak of man-animal conflict. Yesterday, a 27-year-old woman Saraswati Pradhan was grievously …
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September 26, 2016