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Tuataras may look like lizards, but they are more oddballs of the reptile world. These New Zealand creatures have been ...

Hailing from the temperate forests of New Zealand’s northern islands, the tuatara is a reptile like absolutely no other. Though it looks like a lizard, it is anything but the last of a mostly ...

Tuataras are the only living descendants of an order, related to dinosaurs, that flourished 200 million years ago. They're endangered, only living on a handful of islands in New Zealand ...

Lampreys have been around for over 360 million years. Their eel-like appearance and jawless mouth reflect their ancient origins. Native to New Zealand, tuataras are often called “living fossils.” They ...

The new habitat at the zoo home to a group of six tuataras A group of ancient three-eyed reptiles, from a species that dates back before the dinosaurs, have been welcomed at a zoo. The reptiles ...

A tuatara hatches after one of the longest incubations of any reptile. Tuataras are often called “living fossils”; they are the only survivors of a whole group of reptiles which thrived during ...

Getty Images Tuataras make noise to stop animals breaching their territory Turtles also make noises to indicate they want to mate, he said, pointing to videos of turtle mating sounds that are ...

But when Leo overhears someone say that tuataras have a lifespan of 75 years, the lizard is aghast that he only has one year to live and hasn’t fulfilled any of his goals and dreams. When grumpy ...