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Imagine facing a predator and, instead of running, you suddenly squirt blood from your eyes as a defense. It sounds like a ...
Invasive green iguanas can be humanely killed on private property (with permission) and designated public lands in Florida. Iguana meat can be used in dishes like fajitas and scrambled eggs.
A great kids movie is a beautiful and rare thing. As a father of three, I’ve suffered through enough bad kids entertainment to be enormously thankful for filmmakers who take the same kind of ...
Short horned Lizard. Ninety99nineTK, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. When threatened, some species of horned lizards (genus Phrynosoma) deploy a defense mechanism straight out of a horror ...
Strictly nocturnal lizards, they spend the day in self-dug burrows and emerge at night to feed. Their bloodshot-looking eyes are massively oversized to help them detect prey, which includes ...
Cornutus brevis Lacerta. Nony99nineTK, CC BY-SA 4.0 per Vicimedia Communia. When threatened, some species of horned lizards (genus Phrynosoma) deploy a defense mechanism straight out of a horror movie ...
Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, say they successfully treated a leaf-tailed gecko for skin cancer using chemotherapy — a procedure believed to be the first of its ...