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The largest lizards are Komodo dragons from Indonesia.

Lizards: From tiny geckos to giant Komodo dragons

By Patrick Pester published

Lizards are a diverse group of reptiles made up of thousands of species around the world, including giant Komodo dragons and chameleons the size of your fingertip.

Lizards
Cat flinging a mouse into the air.

Why do cats 'play' with their prey?

By Joanna Thompson last updated

Here's why cats 'play' with their prey before dealing the death blow.

Domestic Cats
Man eating a cricket

Are insects edible?

By Lou Mudge last updated

Are insects edible and are there any benefits to chowing down on invertebrates? Here's what you might want to consider

Health
Gursky’s spectral tarsiers (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae) in Tangkoko National Park in Sulawesi, Indonesia sing morning duets, which scientists captured with autonomous devices and handheld digital recorders.

'Yoda' primates sing duets like opera stars

By Jamie Carter published

Scientists recorded the intricate songs of the small, leaping primates on an Indonesian island.

Land Mammals
Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) have carried out more than 50 attacks against people in the Japanese city of Yamaguchi (the macaques in the photo are not associated with the recent violence).

'Monkey gang' member executed in Japan as marauding macaques run amok

By Isobel Whitcomb published

A team of "specially commissioned hunters" tracked down and killed one member of a "monkey gang" responsible for more than 50 attacks in the Japanese city of Yamaguchi.

Monkeys
Beluga whales say hello to a camera aboard the beluga boat Delphi.

55,000 beluga whales are on the move, and you can watch their migration live

By Stephanie Pappas published

In celebration of Arctic Sea Ice Day (July 15), viewers can tune in to watch beluga whales frolic in Hudson Bay by the thousands.

Whales
Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) gather in spring to mate in waters near the island of Roca Partida in Mexico.

Threatened sharks are turning up in pet food, DNA testing shows

By Mindy Weisberger last updated

Scientists identified shark DNA in pet food products, none of which listed shark meat in the ingredients.

Sharks
A bison approaches a walkway full of visitors in Yellowstone National Park.

Three people gored by bison in a month at Yellowstone National Park. Why do these attacks happen?

By Harry Baker published

Park officials say visitors should keep a respectful distance.

Land Mammals
A screenshot from a new video of an eastern kingsnake eating a timber rattlesnake.

Snake caught eating even bigger snake in striking new video

By Harry Baker published

A new video captured by an 82-year-old man in Georgia shows an eastern kingsnake eating a larger and venomous timber rattlesnake, swallowing it headfirst.

Snakes
A dead little penguin washed up on a New Zealand beach.

Hundreds of the world's smallest penguins have mysteriously washed up dead. What killed them?

By Harry Baker published

More than 500 little penguins have washed up dead on New Zealand beaches since May, and scientists aren't exactly sure why.

Penguins
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