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A recent global review found that more than 20% of reptile species were in decline and at risk of extinction. This is similar ...
Found throughout sub-Saharan Africa and along the Nile River, these beastly lizards are adept climbers and can stay underwater for up to 15 minutes, according to FWC. They've been established in ...
Did you know that there are over 3,000 different species of centipedes, and scientists believe that there could be 5,000+ ...
Killing babies is standard operating procedure in Katavi—lions kill leopard cubs; a monitor lizard makes off with a crocodile egg; when the buffalo finally march through, the big cats target the ...
In a groundbreaking find that has left the scientific community buzzing, a team of palaeontologists from South Africa’s prestigious Animal Institution ... who braved the presence of prowling big cats ...
In 1938, a local fisherman caught an unusual fish off the coast of South Africa. Initially mistaken for an ordinary ... they realised it was the long-lost New Guinea big-eared bat. This lizard-like ...
Monitor lizards are a genus of large lizards found in Africa, Southern Asia, and Australia. There are 80 recognized species of monitor lizards, including the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor ...
Found throughout sub-Saharan Africa and along the Nile River, these beastly lizards are adept climbers and can stay underwater for up to 15 minutes, according to FWC. They've been established in ...
Something I love about Barry Ritholtz’s writing is how he often surprises you with unexpected insights. Sure, he advances well-known — but still underappreciated — wisdom like how index fund ...
Giving graphic details of his stay at the Cherlapally jail, he said: "There were big insects and moths and huge lizards to catch the insects. Some 20-30 of them hanging near the tube light on the ...