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Brookfield Zoo Chicago revealed animal X-rays days in the Halloween spirit. Can you match the animal to the X-ray?

Endangered animals, including a leopard tortoise and a spiny-tailed monitor lizard, were seized in raids on Oct 9 by the ...

At a time when wildlife content regularly goes viral-- from big cat rescues to elephant migration videos-- it’s often the ...

Among the confiscated animals were endangered species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Need a break from coronavirus news? Well the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey has a fuzzy and adorable new addition. Essex County Executive ...

A leopard tortoise and spiny-tailed monitor were among the endangered animals seized by the National Parks Board (NParks) in a series of coordinated raids on Oct 9.In a statement released on Monday ...

Reports stated that two lizard species were among them; an Argentine black-and-white tegu and yellow-headed day geckos.

Malaysian authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the "Ninja Turtle Gang" and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles, a wildlife official said Tuesday.