Hot crocs show impacts of a warming climate

13 Feb 2025
Crocodile
A crocodile wearing a satellite tracker by the Wenlock River, Qld. Image: Australia Zoo

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing their behaviour.

Research led by The University of Queensland’s School of the Environment analysed 15 years of information from sensors and trackers on 203 wild crocodiles on the Wenlock and Ducie rivers on Cape York Peninsula.

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