Space Daily August 22, 2026 • 17:00

Researchers have documented mugger crocodiles and American alligators positioning sticks and twigs on or around their snouts during birds’ nesting season — apparently using the sought-after nesting material as bait to lure birds within striking distance. - Space Daily

Crocodiles may be smarter than we thought—or we may be reading too much into their stick-gathering habits near nesting birds.

A crocodile lies still in shallow water near a colony of nesting birds, most of its body underwater, so all a passing egret sees is what looks like a floating log with a few sticks on top. The bird, … [+6461 chars]

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Researchers have documented mugger crocodiles and American alligators positioning sticks and twigs on or around their snouts during birds’ nesting season — apparently using the sought-after nesting material as bait to lure birds within striking distance. - Space Daily

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