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Crocodiles go with the flow

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Surfing currents allows crocodiles to travel long distances.

Crocodiles are bad long-distance swimmers. Instead, their talents lie in surfing, according to a study published today in the Journal of Animal Ecology1.

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  1. Campbell, H. A. et al. Journal of Animal Ecology advance online publication doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01709.x (2010).

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Gilbert, N. Crocodiles go with the flow. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.282

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