Rare Pygmy Raccoons Turn Mexican Island Into a Toy Factory by Making Balls to Play With Out of Trash and Sand

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, fewer than 200 pygmy ...

Police dismantle part of New Jersey woman's car to rescue 3-foot python

Police in Franklin Township, New Jersey, responded after a driver discovered a 3-foot python tangled inside her vehicle's ...

Sea turtle struck by boat is recovering in a 3D-printed harness

Now, a team from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Georgia’s Jekyll Island has turned to 3D printing to help a seriously ...
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McCord’s box turtle

McCord’s box turtle is a small turtle characterized by its dark brown shell and yellow tail, limbs, underside and pointed head. The stripe extending down the tail is thicker and longer in males than ...

Florida Python Challenge turns up mostly hatchlings, signaling a deeper Everglades problem

The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...
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Australian big-headed turtle

The Australian big-headed turtle has an oval shell, or carapace, that is uniformly light to dark brown, and there may be some dark patches. The head is broad with a slightly projecting snout and an ...
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In 1979, Florida recorded its first python in the Everglades. What followed was a decades-long invasion that transformed the region’s wildlife and made the Burmese python ...

A single snake did not announce what was coming. On October 24, 1979, a python was caught near Everglades Safari Park along Tamiami Trail. The record did not identify its species, although researchers ...
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Talking to Animals Is AI’s Next Ethical Minefield

Biologist Vittorio Baglione has spent his career obsessing over a bird that doesn’t want him around. “They don’t like you,” he says of the carrion crow, a cautious creature considered one of western ...
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19 animals rescued from Cypress-area garage, including alligator, puppies, turtle, Houston SPCA says

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston SPCA shared on Wednesday that 19 animals, including an alligator, a turtle, and several puppies, were rescued from a garage of a Cypress-area home. According ...
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Sea turtle hatchlings trapped in storm drain rescued by Treasure Island firefighters

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — A firefighter in Treasure Island ventured into a storm drain, where he rescued hatchlings that have been trapped within. Early Wednesday morning, crews with the Treasure Island ...