For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

It sounds crazy – hosting Olympic rowing and canoeing on a river home to crocodiles. Yet that’s what is likely to happen in ...

A number of villages in the Zambezi region have been submerged by floodwaters, forcing families to leave their homes and seek shelter on higher ground.The worst affected areas are Namiyundu, Luhonono, ...

At a glance, alligators and crocodiles look nearly identical. Both are massive reptiles with armored skin, powerful jaws and a prehistoric lineage that stretches back more than 200 million years.

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

The mighty Zambezi River, flowing through the southwestern chunk of Africa, with wild rapids, iconic sites like Victoria Falls, and a wealth of biodiversity, is one of the world’s most unusual surfing ...

An aerial photograph of the end of the Colorado River in Mexico in October 2025. As a Coloradan who grew up skiing, I am alarmed at this year’s lack of snow. But more alarming to me than the missing ...

A pair of American crocodiles have been seen together on Sanibel Island, sparking hopes for future nesting. Recent hurricanes have altered Sanibel's waterbodies, making them more suitable for ...

A DNA study reveals crocs that lived in the Seychelles represented the westernmost population of saltwater crocodiles, having swam at least 1,800 miles to reach the island. When you purchase through ...

From a distance, villages along River Yala seem abundantly blessed. The river snakes through wetlands and farms before pouring into Lake Victoria, with water everywhere and seemingly within reach. Yet ...