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The scene was repeated over and over again in the swamps and swamps of northern Australia: a family of feral pigs descended to the water’s edge to drink. Just when the pigs are most vulnerable, the world’s largest species of crocodile explodes from its camouflage in the water, sending the …

Two studies that analyzed dozens of species of reptiles and amphibians indicate that there really is something very special about the longevity of turtles. The vast majority of them, it seems, age very slowly or not at all—at least not in the way that humans get older. The conclusions of …

Two studies that analyzed dozens of species of reptiles and amphibians indicate that there really is something very special about the longevity of turtles. The vast majority of them, it seems, age very slowly or not at all—at least not in the way that humans get older. The conclusions of …

posted on 06/10/2022 12:46 / updated 06/10/2022 12:49 (credit: Courtesy of the Galapagos Conservancy) A tortoise of a species thought to be extinct 100 years ago has been found alive on the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. The turtle had been spotted in 2019, but only now has a study published …