The leopard gecko is known for its unique characteristics and behaviors. These small lizards are native to the arid regions ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For much of ...

What's the value of one animal? When a wild animal is found badly injured, the most humane option is often euthanasia to ...

Dionysus: The Greek god of wine and partying. Freyr: The Norse god of fertility and prosperity. Ymir: The ancestor of all the ...

Environmental conservation officers seized a juvenile crocodile and a dwarf caiman from a Westchester County home after the ...

As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide ...

Global football icon Lionel Messi made a special visit to Vantara, a wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and conservation centre ...

When danger looms, the tiny and spiky armadillo lizard curls its body into a ball and bites its own tail — on purpose!

Released in the Year of The Snake, and with clear nods to East Asian culture, Disney’s latest animated feature has smashed ...

Just like humans may curl into a fetal position for comfort, some animals roll into a ball for survival purposes that go beyond distress. For many species, it serves as a defense mechanism, shielding ...

Suspected impaired driver kills man in homeless encampment, community mourns A man sleeping in a homeless encampment was allegedly run over by a suspected impaired driver Friday evening on East Warm ...

Researchers have uncovered a new species of wolf snake on Great Nicobar Island and named it Lycodon irwini in tribute to Steve Irwin. The glossy black, non-venomous snake grows up to a meter and ...