Because alligators are ectothermic, they have to rely on external sources of heat to regulate their body temperature.

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Florida rang in the New Year under an Arctic chill — and the cold delivered one of the Sunshine State’s strangest spectacles: iguanas falling from the sky. A sharp cold snap sent temperatures plunging ...

Mike Kimmel, known as the "Python Cowboy," leads guided hunts for invasive iguana and Burmese pythons. Invasive iguanas are a costly pest in Florida, damaging landscaping and burrowing into flood ...

Silence used to prevail in the forest of a private Caribbean islet until environmentalists transformed it into a love nest for the critically endangered Lesser Antillean iguana SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - ...

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Over the past decade, Prickly Pear East, a small, privately owned island in the Caribbean, has become a beacon of hope for a critically endangered lizard. The islet, near the main island of Anguilla, ...

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Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...

The BBC has captured plenty of iconic moments from the natural world, entertaining us with incredible stories of animals triumphing against the odds or rejoicing in their success stories. Who could ...

The Phoenix Zoo welcomed a new female Masai giraffe calf on Nov. 16. Born at roughly 6 feet tall and 150 pounds, the calf is currently bonding with her mother, Sunshine. The public will be invited to ...