With its distinctive long thin snout, the gharial is unique but critically endangered, with fewer than a thousand adults remaining in the wild. The discovery of 100 hatchlings is a boost for the ...

What it eats: Fish. Juveniles also eat insects, frogs and crustaceans. Why it's awesome: The gharial is known for its long, skinny snout, which looks like it got slammed in a door. An adult male ...

No fewer than 131 gharials, the critically endangered long-snouted crocodile native to the Northern Indian sub-continent, were recently re-introduced to the river Ganges at the Hastinapur Wildlife ...

One hundred, maybe? You're forgiven for doing a double-take because you don't immediately register that this male gharial croc's back is entirely covered by its young. The image was captured by ...

Museum & Art Swindon reopened in July after a four-year closure and campaigners have been calling for the return of a stuffed gharial - a type of crocodile mainly found in India. The gharial ...