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Ethan Freedman

Crocodiles are drawn to the wails of crying human babies and infant primates

Large crocodile grins with open jaws.

Nile crocodiles respond to the sound of human babies crying, as well as the cries of infant chimpanzees and bonobos, a new study finds.

What's more, the crocodiles seemed to be most responsive to higher-intensity cries — and may even be better at picking up on the level of distress in those cries than humans are.

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