If you’ve ever seen a gecko suddenly drop its tail, it can be a pretty startling sight. But what you might not know, is that this behavior, called “autotomy,” is actually a survival mechanism that ...

Wouldn’t it be fun if you could hang upside down from the ceiling or a branch like a gecko? Geckos belong to the lizard family, and they can be anywhere from 2 to 24 inches long. They help us by ...

In 2012, a very unusual leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) was born at a Florida breeding firm called Gourmet Rodent. It looked as if it had been rolled in yellow dye; its usual black spots were ...