The 298-pound reptile, Esmerelda, was transported from Taronga Zoo Sydney to a specialist animal hospital in North Ryde for a CT scan and endoscopy.

Esmerelda, the 109-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise underwent advanced medical scans after keepers at Taronga Zoo in Sydney ...

The gut is often called the second brain. In truth, it is the older one, perhaps, even the first one. Long before reptiles, mammals and humans, early life forms possessed simple neural networks that ...

A 109-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise had advanced medical scans after keepers at an Australian zoo noticed neck swelling and ...

MONROE, Wash. — For three decades, the Monroe Reptile Zoo has fascinated children and families with its collection of slippery, slimy and scaly creatures. On Monday, the attraction closed its doors ...

The Reptile Zoo in Monroe closed its doors for good on Monday, after 30 years of operating as a family-owned roadside attraction along U.S. Highway 2. On its final day, The Reptile Zoo was open from ...

MONROE, Wash. — The Reptile Zoo, a longtime roadside attraction along U.S. Highway 2 in Monroe, will close permanently Monday, Feb. 16, marking the end of a 30-year run for the family-owned facility.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue-tongue lizards, bearded dragons and desert skinks are among hundreds of reptiles seized by authorities as part of ...

101 Australian reptiles were seized by authorities, including shingleback lizards (stock image) A Sydney man who tried to post native lizards, dragons and other reptiles out of Australia in bags of ...

A Sydney man who tried to post native lizards, dragons and other reptiles out of Australia in bags of popcorn and biscuit tins has been sentenced to eight years in jail, authorities said on Tuesday.

EVERETT — For the lizards, snakes and crocodiles at The Reptile Zoo in Monroe, the eviction notice comes Monday. Amid an uncertain economy, zoo owner Isaac Petersen said the roadside attraction is ...