The prehistoric crocodile relative may have tolerated both freshwater and saltwater habitats, allowing it to conquer North ...

The American crocodile lives primarily in Central and South America, while the American alligator lives in North America. The Florida Everglades in Southern Florida is the only location where you ...

A crocodile and alligator were filmed fighting on a Florida Everglades sidewalk, likely for a prime basking spot. American crocodiles are considered a threatened species, but their population has ...

This story appears in the November 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the summer of 2008 an American crocodile left Florida's Biscayne Bay, swam along a yacht-lined canal through the ...