Animal control is used to dealing with stray cats and dogs. But what happens when there’s a peacock strutting down the alley?

Officials believe that sales were made online. Authorities make shocking discovery in series of raids on suspected smugglers — here's what they found first appeared on The Cool Down.

In the U.S. egg consumption is on the rise—one person eats an estimated 300 eggs per year. And it’s easy to see why. Eggs are “one of the most bioavailable sources of protein you can eat,” said Vicki ...

Dr. Melissa Miller–a wearer of multiple University of Florida hats: research scientist, wildlife ecologist with the school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, lead investigator on a project ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Police in Old Town are looking for a big lizard on the loose. They say it was last seen near a home on Hillside Avenue. “The owner said that it was his understanding that it was ...

Jay from Prehistoric Pets shares a humorous encounter with a grumpy tegu lizard seemingly taking a selfie with a phone! Watch as he carefully retrieves his phone. Hegseth Announces Major Pentagon ...

The hikers took photos of the creature and reported it to park officials. Photo from Santa Clara County Parks An invasive creature native to South America has been found and captured at a Northern ...

June 13 (UPI) --A large black and white tegu lizard spotted on the loose in California was safely captured by employees at a public park. Santa Clara County Parks said on social media that maintenance ...

A single vertebra dug out of a mine in southern Georgia has been used to identified a new genus and new species of lizard. Photo from Calin Razvan Fotograf via Unsplash An unidentified bone pulled ...

Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. But a recent discovery shows these reptiles are no strangers to the region -- ...

TOOMBS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is raising awareness around an invasive species that has made its way into Georgia. The tegu is native to South America and is ...