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Discovered two new species of lizards in Machu Picchu
Scientists in the region announced the discovery of two new species of lizard in the country's Machu Picchu historic reserve and in a nearby area.
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1001 mystery
The thousand-year mystery of a lizard-man statue with a 'deformed' face
One of the world's most difficult mysteries to solve are the Ubaid lizard people found in Iraq.
Animal world
Mysterious snake-like creature, with a forked tail like the tail of a 'mermaid': The name surprised everyone!
Many people were amazed at the creature with such a forked tail. What creature is this?
Animal world
Science deciphers the paradox of the lizard's tail for the first time
Scientists have discovered microscopic structures that allow lizards to cut off their own tails, but also to attach them firmly under normal conditions.
Oceanography
The eyes of a conch have a magical ability, even a lizard-like 'split tail' has to give up!
Sea snails, river snails, farmed snails... are all human favourites. However, the fragrant ginger, lemongrass, and lime leaves make us not care much about whether snails…
Animal world
Armadillo Lizard - Dragons in real life
One of the strangest animals in the rocky plains of South Africa, the armadillo lizard possesses a very distinctive appearance and is likened to a miniature dragon in re…
Animal world
Strangely, the animal looks like a crocodile but it's not a crocodile, even experts are surprised
The caiman lizard, despite its similar appearance, is not actually a crocodile. Until now, scientists still do not have much information about this animal.
Archeology
Surprise with the 'four-legged snake' that appeared 110 million years ago
Paleontologists claim to have found evidence of a link between snakes and lizards.
Archeology
Discovered a dinosaur nest with more than 100 eggs and 80 skeletons
Paleontologists have found 100 eggs and 80 skeletons of a dinosaur named Mussaurus at a site where they once lived in Argentina's Patagonian plateau.
Animal world
The California Falcon for the first time reproduces without a male
The researchers were surprised to discover the phenomenon of virginity in captive female California ospreys, after sharks, rays and lizards.
Archeology
Prehistoric snake neck lizards have similar diving abilities to modern sperm whales
Snake neck lizard is a large extinct marine reptilian genus of the Plesiosauria. The first specimen was discovered by Mary Anning between 1820-1821 but lacked a skull.
Archeology
Found the world's largest reptile egg fossil
Geologists at the University of Texas found that the 28-centimeter egg belonged to a 7-meter-long sea monster that lived 66 million years ago in Antarctica.
Archeology
Evidence found humans ate snakes 15,000 years ago
Archaeologists have discovered evidence that humans ate snakes as well as lizards and some reptiles some 15,000 years ago.
Animal world
Find the mysterious horned lizard species after more than a century of disappearance
The strange lizard with its horns on its nose, Harpesaurus modiglianii from Indonesia, is completely missing. However, it has only recently been confirmed to still exist.
Archeology
The first rare fossils found from the winged lizard
Paleontologists first found the jawbone of a Chinese pterosaur on the British island of Wight.