Like other invasive species, including Burmese pythons and green iguanas, it’s legal to humanely kill Nile monitors on private property without a permit, with landowner permission, or on one of 32 ...

Green iguanas are mostly plant-eaters. Nile monitors are carnivores that actively hunt vertebrate prey. Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails. They ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles. But this 6-foot-long African lizard poses an especially big threat.

Africa’s most dangerous wildlife species can shift from calm to lethal in seconds when space and boundaries are crossed. Lions and hyenas rely on coordinated behavior, while leopards depend on stealth ...

Whether they do so for food, or simply the humans are in the wrong place at the wrong time, these are the animals that eat the most humans annually.

A 52-year-old fisherman has died after being attacked by a crocodile while fleeing a herd of elephants in eastern Zambia, police say. Dean Nyirenda was returning from a fishing trip with two friends ...

Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process — just count up the growth rings in its fossilized bones. "We always thought that those rings were formed ...

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Africa, renowned for its diverse landscapes and rich biodiversity, is home to some of the most formidable predators on the planet. From the dense jungles to the vast savannahs, these creatures have ...

The lion is an obligate carnivore, meaning it relies entirely on flesh from animal tissues for its nutritional needs and must eat meat to survive. Their powerful jaws and massive shoulder strength ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: “Wadisuchus provides critical insights into the early diversification, palaeobiogeography, and cranial evolution of Dyrosauridae, confirming ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WFOR) — An American crocodile that was discovered swimming with a spear stuck in the back of its head this past weekend in the Florida Keys is now recovering after having it removed, Zoo ...