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Motorhead's 'Lemmy' has dino croc named after him

Ateamofmusic-madscientistsunveiledanextinct,sea-dwellingcrocodilefromtheJurassicperiodonWednesday,whichtheynamedinhonourofMotorheadleadsingerIan"Lemmy"Kilmister

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'Out of control': saltwater crocodile attacks terrorise Solomon Islands

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Man killed by crocodile in Australia's Northern Territory

A man has been killed by a crocodile at a river crossing in Australia's Northern Territory.

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Search continues for rogue crocodile after Australian woman loses hand in second attack in two days

​An elderly Australian woman has had her hand bitten off by a crocodile in a remote area of Western Australia (WA), the second such attack in the state in the past 48 hours.

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Australian scientists discover that crocodiles sleep with one eye open

Australian scientists said on Thursday that they have found crocodiles sleep with one eye open to monitor their surroundings even though they're still asleep. The researchers from Melbourne's La Trobe University, with the help of the German colleagues, captured three saltwater crocodiles to conduct the tests, and the results were published in the Journal of Experimental Biology on Thursday.