Crocodiles are attracted to the sounds of crying human and ape babies, and may react swiftly to make a quick meal out of the infants in distress, a new study finds. While many animals are known to ...

Toddlers should never scream around crocodiles as the results could be quite Lacoste-ly. New research has found that the amphibious predator — particularly the Nile crocodile — are “attracted” to the ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Crocodiles react to the distress of a crying infant, even from very distant species. Nile crocodiles were found to be ...

Crocodiles are so attuned to the cries of baby humans and the young of other great apes that they might recognise their distress better than people do. Relying on changes in frequency rather than ...

When crocodiles hear human infants crying, they react quickly, research published in 2023 showed. Either because they recognize it as a cry for help or because it sounds like an easy dinner alarm… The ...