🦎 Crocodile Chronicles from Yala! 🐊 Did you know that crocodiles are living fossils? 😲 These ancient reptiles have been around for over 200 million years, surviving the age of dinosaurs and countless changes on Earth! 🌍 The crocodiles you see in Yala Blocks 5 and 6 are part of this incredible lineage. Their bodies are built for survival — strong jaws, armored skin, and stealthy swimming make them perfect hunters in rivers, tanks, and lagoons. 🐊💦 Next time you spot one lurking by the water,

A tiny reptile belonging to the world’s smallest crocodile species hatched behind the scenes at Philadelphia Zoo, the facility announced on Monday, November 3. Footage shows a baby West African dwarf crocodile enthusiastically enjoying some shrimp in the Reptile and Amphibian House at the Philadelphia Zoo. According to the zoo, the West African dwarf crocodile is the world’s smallest crocodile species, and caretakers expected this crocodile would grow to a size of approximately 6 feet (1.8 m). |