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Crocodile quiz: Test your knowledge on the prehistoric predatorsThe Nile crocodile is one of the largest predators in Africa.
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Scientists to read Cassius the giant crocodile's bones to find out exactly how old he was when he diedWhen Cassius — the world's largest captive crocodile — died in Australia, his keepers thought he could be over 120 years old. Now, a necropsy could reveal his true age.
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Cassius, the world's biggest captive crocodile, may have been over 120 years old when he diedCassius, the world's largest captive crocodile, has died in Australia. The saltwater croc may have been over 120 years old — but no-one knows his true age for sure.
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'Truly primal': Watch Burmese python swallow deer whole in Florida Everglades by stretching its mouth to the absolute limitFemale Burmese python measuring 14.8’ (4.5m) and weighing 115.2 lbs (52.3 kg) consuming a white-tailed deer weighing 76.9 lbs (34.9 kg) in southwestern Florida.
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Short-horned lizard: The inflatable 'horny toad' that squirts toxic blood from its eyesThis little lizard can fire blood up to 5 feet from its face, has spiky horns and inflates itself to choke predators.
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'Scuba-diving' lizards breathe underwater by wearing air bubbles on their noses — just like in a cartoonScuba-diving lizards use bubbles to stay submerged in water for long periods of time.
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4-foot snake vomits up 2 smaller snakes — and 1 was still aliveWildlife officials in Georgia stumbled across a pair of snakes that had been "expelled" by a larger serpent, only to discover that one of the regurgitated victims was still alive.
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Thorny devil: The spike-covered lizard that sucks water from sand through its skinThorny devils have a plethora of defenses against predators, including a fake head and a weird jerky walk.
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Giant snake eaten alive by another giant snake in 1st-of-its-kind encounterWhen two top predatory animals come into contact, anything can happen. One eating the other whole, though, is certainly unexpected.
