Autotomy refers to the ability to purposefully detach one's own tail. This behavior is seen in lizards. Read here to learn ...

The whole town of Webster is on the hunt after a giant pet lizard ran loose from its home. Meet Goose: A five-foot-long water monitor who is on the loose in his Webster Neighborhood. Oliva Williams, a ...

Exotic tegu lizard found buried under 20 inches of snow in Rhode Island after winter storm makes remarkable recovery despite frostbite and severe weakness.

Two weeks after Frankie’s initial rescue, Arpin and ET Reptiles cofounder Taylor Faria are actively monitoring her health. She is “being hand fed daily to build her weight back up,” shows “interest in ...

A local animal control agency is asking the public for help after a water monitor was reported to be on the loose in Webster, Massachusetts. The large lizard, which has been loose for two days, was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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.

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists discovered that a certain lizard has a strange structure in their inner ear that allows the critter to sense lower vibrations than previously thought possible. The tokay ...

The reptile, a tegu, had frostbite and showed signs of weakness from exposure in this week’s cold weather. It was unclear where it came from.

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When my grandson Parker was 11 years old, he called me from a coastal island with exciting news. Problem was I took the call outside a restaurant with people jabbering and at a spot where I had a ...

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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 ...