Crocodile

Specialists from the Sofia zoo have safely removed a crocodile discovered in the "Botunets" district. The reptile (named Crocky by its owner) had been inhabiting the area until experts were able to secure its transfer.

Representatives from Sofia's Zoo and the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) arrived in Botunets to retrieve a crocodile discovered there. However, the individual claiming ownership of the reptile refused to relinquish it to the authorities.

The fearsome Komodo dragon, native to Indonesia and the world's largest living lizard, has a coat of iron on its razor-like teeth to help it kill its prey, scientists found in a study published on July 24.

Crocodile Island, a captivating natural formation resembling a crocodile in the northeastern province of Ordu's Perşembe district, entices both nature enthusiasts and visitors alike.

Turkish authorities raided two illegal animal museums in Istanbul, seizing taxidermy specimens of polar bears, crocodiles, lions, cheetahs and bison, among numerous other wildlife.

The American crocodile had been isolated in a reptile park enclosure for 16 years when she laid a clutch of eggs.

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"I can now observe my life as it comes to an end. I find it exciting to observe myself," Wolfgang Schaeuble, Germany's former finance minister, said in one of the last interviews he gave before his death on Tuesday. "Yes, I feel lonely," he told Der Spiegel magazine a month ago.

In January 2018, a female crocodile in a Costa Rican zoo laid a clutch of eggs. That was peculiar: She'd been living alone for 16 years.

Scientists say a “staggering” 35 per cent of the crocodile was preserved, including a “near-complete skull”