Few animal stories sit as uneasily between fact and folklore as the tale of Gustave, the massive Nile crocodile blamed for years of deadly attacks in Central Africa. Depending on who tells it, he was ...

Ramree Island, off the coast of Myanmar, was the site of a major World War II battle in early 1945. British forces pushed Japanese troops into mangrove swamps inhabited by saltwater crocodiles.

Ramree Island lies off Myanmar’s western coast in Rakhine State. In January and February 1945, it became the site of a major Allied offensive against Japanese forces during World War II. British ...