Alligators and crocodiles are reptiles that appeared on the planet more than 100 million years ago. They belong to two different families: Alligatoridae, which includes 2 species of alligators and 5 species of caimans, and Crocodylidae, which includes 15 species of true crocodiles. Despite many...
These Crocodylia share a common evolutionary ancestor; however, around 80 million years ago - during theLateCretaceous period- Alligatoridae and Crocodylidae diverged and continued along their own evolutionary journey, according to theNew York Times. Over millions of years ofevolution, both crocodiles...
Unfortunately while there are loads of American alligators, the Chinese ones are currently endangered. This is partly because of habitat damage due to climate change, but also because of hunting. There are probably less than 100 adults in the wild right now....
Overall, the odds of an alligator attack in Idaho are probably some large multiple of a million to one. Snakes are a more serious hazard, but even in the Magic Valley, there are few threats. You need to head into the hills south of Twin Falls or certain spots along the canyons to enc...
Multiple people who have seen the state's photos of the trackers have noted they look a bit comical attached to predators with 80 to 100 teeth. "When I first saw this post, I swear I thought this gator had a mini top hat on ... Now I can't unsee it!" Shaun Dumont wrote on the...
Connectional and molecular data from mammals and birds raise the possibility that intratelencephalic neurons were present in the last common ancestor of amniotes (red node), which lived approximately 320 million years ago. If true, we would expect to find intratelencephalic neurons in a reptile, ...
The establishment of nature reserves is an important measure to protect the wild population of Chinese alligators. Due to the overlap of nature reserves and human living areas, there is a certain conflict between economic development and ecological prote