At a glance, alligators and crocodiles look nearly identical. Both are massive reptiles with armored skin, powerful jaws and a prehistoric lineage that stretches back more than 200 million years.

Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid struck Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinosaurs, the largest reptiles to ever walk the planet. While those giants disappeared, some of their ...

Florida is the only state where both alligators and crocodiles naturally live. American crocodiles are native to Florida and are a federally protected threatened species. But many Floridians are not ...