MELBOURNE, Australia — Stephanie Kirsop didn’t believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home. The family live in the temperate coastal city of Newcastle, ...

The aquatic reptiles cannot resist eating invasive toads that are toxic, so scientists gave the crocodiles a dose of nonlethal food poisoning to adjust their behavior. By Jack Tamisiea When Dr. Seuss ...

A 5.48 metre (18 ft) Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday. He was thought to be more than 110 years old ...

New research uncovers a lost world of strange crocodile relatives that once thrived across Australasia alongside early humans.

Police in Australia are warning residents that crocodiles are "absolutely everywhere" after heavy rains caused major flooding in parts of the Northern Territory. "There are crocs absolutely everywhere ...

Wellington, New Zealand — Crocodile numbers in Australia's Northern Territory must be either maintained or reduced and cannot be allowed to outstrip the human population, the territory's leader said ...

The Australian government is making an effort to control the alarming number of crocodiles in its Northern Territory after a 12-year-old girl was killed by one of the beasts. Ever since the country ...