The Egyptian plover, also known as the crocodile bird, is a wader, the only member of the genus Pluvianus. It occurs in a band across Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the ...

This summary follows the taxonomy (listing order) of the International Ornithological Committee’s IOC World Bird List, version 14.1 (Gill et ... among these 49 each at Crocodile Lake N.W.R. and Dade ...

The Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team says one of the birds they track has survived another year migrating between ...

The exceptional thing is that the specific federally endangered bird known by scientists as “LeVeL” is back to where it was ...

After nearly an hour of debate, the revisions add new restricted activities and include least terns, another endangered ...

In fact, the bird appeared to have rapidly descended before landing in a rock quarry — a very unusual destination for a grey plover. Soon after, the bird’s tracker stopped moving. It had ...

Their diet primarily consists of fish, birds and small mammals, but adult saltwater crocodiles are capable of taking down much larger prey. Wild boar, water buffalo and even sharks have been known ...

They also have "rough" skin. Researchers later confirmed that the newly discovered critters are a new species of "crocodile newt," an amphibian named for their resemblance to crocodiles.

The world's largest captive crocodile has died in Australia. He was thought to be more than 110 years old. Cassius, the 5.48m (18ft) reptile, also weighed over a ton. Image: Pic: Reuters He had ...

Krakatoa and Boss Hog appear to be Queensland's largest captive crocodiles after the death of 5.48 metre Cassius. They both measure about 5 metres long and live in captivity at opposite ends of ...

England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham was rescued by a former Australian rival after he fell off a boat into water "infested" with sharks and crocodiles. The retired all-rounder was on a fishing ...