CROCODILE BLOOD IN PANAMA REVEALS EVOLUTIONARY SURPRISE
American crocodiles live on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of the Neotropics but they arrived in the Pacific before Panama existed, say researchers. These crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) are resilient animals from a lineage that has survived for over 200 million years. Skilled swimmers, crocodiles can travel long distances and live in freshwater to marine environments. […]