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 ...

Two gharial crocodile hatchlings were born at the Fort Worth Zoo, making history. They are tiny at birth but can grow to be ...

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 ...

Since then the gharials have been monitored by the WWF team and are responding well. “An estimate indicates that barely 1,400 individuals survive in the wild [in India],” said Dr Parikshit Gautam, ...

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 ...

Gharials are a critically endangered species with fewer than an estimated 1,500 left in the wild. The Swindon gharial was originally a hunting trophy and its first known owner was Maj Morton Hiles ...

India's Chambal River is ranked as one of the country's cleanest rivers. But increased habitat destruction, pollution and poaching is threatening the river's freshwater species. Find out more about ...

Revealing active behaviour that adds to our understanding of the nature of a species. Dhritiman spent many days watching gharials from the riverbank in silence so as not to disturb them. He eventually ...