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Sascha Pare

Crocodiles and gharials are getting bizarre orange 'tans' in Nepal. Here's why.

A picture of the orange alligator spotted in South Carolina in 2017 walking across grass.
An alligator spotted in South Carolina turned orange in 2017 after spending the winter in a rusty iron culvert.  (Image credit: Leroy Burnell/The Post & Courier/AP)

Freshwater mugger crocodiles and gharials are turning orange in Nepal, and scientists think it's down to iron in the waters where they hang out.

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