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Eastern hellbenders are bizarre-looking creatures. As North America’s largest salamander—growing up to two feet long and ...

Lizards do push ups to communicate, not to exercise or regulate temperature. Male lizards do push ups to display dominance, defend territory and attract mates. Female lizards may do push ups to ...

For more than 70 years, thousands of common wall lizards, known as Lazarus lizards, have scurried across sidewalks and lurked in gardens in Cincinnati. They're all over the city, but the reptiles ...

Press is seeking more entries for Pet Idol, a contest that challenges the community to vote for the cutest animal from a selection of photos submitted by readers. Money raised by submissions and votes ...

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The Witcher has always been a Valley of Plenty when it comes to monsters, whether on paper, in video games or through the ...

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...

Slime time: A velvet worm producing slime. (Courtesy: Poulhazan A et al. 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c06798 The ...

Slimes aren’t the most dangerous of fantasy creatures, but in Slime Slaying Online RPG, they’re essentially all you’ll be fighting. Now, a better sword, pet, or extra stats will help you do ...

Florida can feel like an open-air reptile zoo. The state is home to dozens of nonnative lizard species, most of which are bigger, faster and stronger than native lizards. The reptiles range from 4 ...