A groundbreaking study reveals that red-footed tortoises experience long-term mood states. Researchers specializing in animal ...

Snakes need a warm environment to maintain a normal body temperature. So, snakes living in temperate climates must find shelter from the cold for the winter season. While snakes are known as solitary ...

Animal behavior and cognition experts at the University of Lincoln, U.K., have made new discoveries about reptile sentience ...

For generations, people have called these creatures “reptiles,” grouping them together in museums, ... The Animal Kingdom Doesn’t Really Have “Reptiles”—At Least Not as a True Group.

Nine people were arrested, the law enforcement agency said. Authorities broke up a Spanish criminal group trafficking rare animals after more than 600 reptiles were found, the European Union law ...

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. The earliest known turtles date ...

A conservation group threatens to sue unless the feds step up reptile and amphibian protections. The Center for Biological Diversity sent a notice Wednesday to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Herpetology is the study of amphibians and reptiles. The group began as the Massachusetts Herpetological Society in 1972 and held its first meetings at the Museum of Science in Boston.

Scientists have always thought an animal group that includes crocodiles, birds and dinosaurs, reproduced only by laying eggs. But now, paleontologists have uncovered a 250-million-year-old fossil ...

The Singapore Zoo welcomed nearly 20 young reptiles between April and June 2025, including the first successful hatchings of ...

The toothless Haptzegopteryx belonged to a flying reptile group known as Azhdarchidae. Usually reptiles in this group have very long necks, some of which can measure over eight feet in length.