Saltwater crocodiles surf across the ocean

Mongabay: Despite being poor swimmers, researchers have discovered that the saltwater crocodile (also known as estuarine) commonly travels long distances over open oceans by riding ocean currents. The discovery, published in Journal of Animal Ecology, solves an unknown mystery of why saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) are found across vast distance in the Pacific, yet have not diverged into different species. Researchers tracked 27 adult saltwater crocodiles for one year using tags and ......

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