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Crocodile Laying Eggs After a Move

John Brueggen How long does it take for a crocodile to adapt to a new hemisphere?  In a past article ...
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Crocodile Food

Crocodiles and Alligators are not picky eaters, but they do need a balanced diet if they are going to grow ...
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Crocodilian Enrichment: The good, the bad, and the untried

Jim Darlington, Assistant Curator of Reptiles, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park Managing a large number of crocodilians in a ...
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Crocodilian Stationing: Incidental Benefits to a Basic Training Technique

Crocodilian training is becoming increasingly common in both zoos and private collections for a variety of reasons.  Often times a ...
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Crocodilian Tooth Replacement

In a past article I discussed the importation of a pair of adult saltwater crocodiles Crocodylus porosus from Australia to the United ...
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Crocodilians Drinking

In a past article I discussed the fact that crocodilians have the ability to swallow underwater (CSG Newsletter Volume 22, ...
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Pheromone Collection from Crocodilians

Crocodilians possess several unique skin glands that have been shown to produce unusual compounds. the paracloacal glands are a set ...
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Chinese Alligators

The Chinese Alligator, Alligator sinensis, is one of the most endangered vertebrates on our planet. With less then 100 animals remaining ...
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