Biologists have long treated the bony plates found in some lizards as an ancient inheritance, passed down and occasionally lost. New research now suggests a different pattern. A study led by the ...

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The rock monitor lizard found at a home in Van Riebeeck Street. A beautiful male rock monitor lizard, with a length of 1.55m and weight of 10.2kg, was removed from Van Riebeeck Street yesterday ...

A self-styled godman has been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly selling monitor lizard genitalia online, claiming the protected wildlife parts had “magical powers” to fix relationship problems, ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — It’s a scorching hot afternoon in Cape Coral and Ali Mulla is driving around Southwest Florida’s largest city. Every couple of blocks, he stops on the side of the road, slaps a ...

(KRON) — A giant lizard was found abandoned inside an empty Alameda residence. According to the Alameda Police Department, officers responded to a call reporting a “Komodo dragon” inside a home. “That ...

Massi rushes down the slope, leaps across a slow-running stream and disappears inside a thick bush. Rosie, his young ...

Officers dispatched to investigate a report of a “Komodo dragon” inside a vacant Northern California home probably weren’t sure what to expect. The officers found a young ornate Nile monitor had been ...

The news never seemed to stop in 2025, and usually, it focused on humans. But many of the newsmakers walked on four legs, not two. This year saw headlines about a massive escaped lizard that roamed ...

Some of the most striking houseplants are succulents with unusual leaves. Unlike blooms that fade, unique foliage can steal ...

Victoria has just suffered some of its worst bushfires since the Black Summer fires of 2019–20. Over 400,000 hectares are ...