reptiles – Focusing on Wildlife https://focusingonwildlife.com/news Celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:58:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/cropped-butterfly_512x512-1-32x32.png reptiles – Focusing on Wildlife https://focusingonwildlife.com/news 32 32 It’s a cat – but it’s a strange cat with long legs and a tiny head. It can leap 10 feet high, go off like a rocket at 50mph and has the weirdest ears ever https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/its-a-cat-but-its-a-strange-cat-with-long-legs-and-a-tiny-head-it-can-leap-10-feet-high-go-off-like-a-rocket-at-50mph-and-has-the-weirdest-ears-ever/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/its-a-cat-but-its-a-strange-cat-with-long-legs-and-a-tiny-head-it-can-leap-10-feet-high-go-off-like-a-rocket-at-50mph-and-has-the-weirdest-ears-ever/#respond Fri, 06 Nov 2026 05:00:13 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2208909 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/its-a-cat-but-its-a-strange-cat-with-long-legs-and-a-tiny-head-it-can-leap-10-feet-high-go-off-like-a-rocket-at-50mph-and-has-the-weirdest-ears-ever/feed/ 0 Lurking beneath the surface, this deadly reptile strikes fear with glowing red eyes and teeth built to grip struggling prey — including humans https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/lurking-beneath-the-surface-this-deadly-reptile-strikes-fear-with-glowing-red-eyes-and-teeth-built-to-grip-struggling-prey-including-humans/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/lurking-beneath-the-surface-this-deadly-reptile-strikes-fear-with-glowing-red-eyes-and-teeth-built-to-grip-struggling-prey-including-humans/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:30:36 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2208786 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/lurking-beneath-the-surface-this-deadly-reptile-strikes-fear-with-glowing-red-eyes-and-teeth-built-to-grip-struggling-prey-including-humans/feed/ 0 There are green birds, reptiles and fish – so why are there no green mammals? The strange reason almost all mammals are brown https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/there-are-green-birds-reptiles-and-fish-so-why-are-there-no-green-mammals-the-strange-reason-almost-all-mammals-are-brown/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/there-are-green-birds-reptiles-and-fish-so-why-are-there-no-green-mammals-the-strange-reason-almost-all-mammals-are-brown/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:30:19 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2207854 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/there-are-green-birds-reptiles-and-fish-so-why-are-there-no-green-mammals-the-strange-reason-almost-all-mammals-are-brown/feed/ 4 “One is like a motorbike while the other is a pushbike…” What’s the difference between cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals? https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/one-is-like-a-motorbike-while-the-other-is-a-pushbike-whats-the-difference-between-cold-blooded-and-warm-blooded-animals/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/one-is-like-a-motorbike-while-the-other-is-a-pushbike-whats-the-difference-between-cold-blooded-and-warm-blooded-animals/#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:00:07 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2207770 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/one-is-like-a-motorbike-while-the-other-is-a-pushbike-whats-the-difference-between-cold-blooded-and-warm-blooded-animals/feed/ 0 It bites its own tail to transform into a brutal spiked wheel – one of nature’s strangest defences https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-bites-its-own-tail-to-transform-into-a-brutal-spiked-wheel-one-of-natures-strangest-defences/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-bites-its-own-tail-to-transform-into-a-brutal-spiked-wheel-one-of-natures-strangest-defences/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 05:00:28 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2206946 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-bites-its-own-tail-to-transform-into-a-brutal-spiked-wheel-one-of-natures-strangest-defences/feed/ 1 These venomous lizards can grow as long as a car. In the breeding season, things get brutal https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/these-venomous-lizards-can-grow-as-long-as-a-car-in-the-breeding-season-things-get-brutal/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/these-venomous-lizards-can-grow-as-long-as-a-car-in-the-breeding-season-things-get-brutal/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:21 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2191952 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/these-venomous-lizards-can-grow-as-long-as-a-car-in-the-breeding-season-things-get-brutal/feed/ 2 “It has a reputation for cunning, opportunism and haunting twilight calls…” Does this wild dog really deserve its bad reputation? https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-has-a-reputation-for-cunning-opportunism-and-haunting-twilight-calls-does-this-wild-dog-really-deserve-its-bad-reputation/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-has-a-reputation-for-cunning-opportunism-and-haunting-twilight-calls-does-this-wild-dog-really-deserve-its-bad-reputation/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:07 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2191964 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-has-a-reputation-for-cunning-opportunism-and-haunting-twilight-calls-does-this-wild-dog-really-deserve-its-bad-reputation/feed/ 2 “It has webbed feet, a powerful rudder-like tail and a water-resistant coat.” 7 wild cats that are incredible swimmers, with 1 underwater specialist https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-has-webbed-feet-a-powerful-rudder-like-tail-and-a-water-resistant-coat-7-wild-cats-that-are-incredible-swimmers-with-1-underwater-specialist/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-has-webbed-feet-a-powerful-rudder-like-tail-and-a-water-resistant-coat-7-wild-cats-that-are-incredible-swimmers-with-1-underwater-specialist/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:11 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2191436 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-has-webbed-feet-a-powerful-rudder-like-tail-and-a-water-resistant-coat-7-wild-cats-that-are-incredible-swimmers-with-1-underwater-specialist/feed/ 1 “It can run across water at speeds of 5 feet per second. That’s pretty nippy…” 9 weirdest reptiles in the world, including a devil with two heads https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-can-run-across-water-at-speeds-of-5-feet-per-second-thats-pretty-nippy-9-weirdest-reptiles-in-the-world-including-a-devil-with-two-heads/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-can-run-across-water-at-speeds-of-5-feet-per-second-thats-pretty-nippy-9-weirdest-reptiles-in-the-world-including-a-devil-with-two-heads/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:47 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2191432 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-can-run-across-water-at-speeds-of-5-feet-per-second-thats-pretty-nippy-9-weirdest-reptiles-in-the-world-including-a-devil-with-two-heads/feed/ 2 “It has incredibly potent venom, causing catastrophic internal bleeding and horrifying consequences – with the body coming apart from within.” https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-has-incredibly-potent-venom-causing-catastrophic-internal-bleeding-and-horrifying-consequences-with-the-body-coming-apart-from-within/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-has-incredibly-potent-venom-causing-catastrophic-internal-bleeding-and-horrifying-consequences-with-the-body-coming-apart-from-within/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:40 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2191263 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/it-has-incredibly-potent-venom-causing-catastrophic-internal-bleeding-and-horrifying-consequences-with-the-body-coming-apart-from-within/feed/ 3