Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 16-foot Nile crocodile nicknamed "Osama" killed 83 people in Uganda's Luganga village. The crocodile targeted fishermen, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) are one of Africa’s ...

A terrorizing presence since the 1980s, Gustave has lurked in the shadows for well over a decade. Now, a herpetologist dives in to tell the story. In the heart of Central Africa, where the Ruzizi ...