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Lizard sprints on two legs inside building in Jiangsu, China

On September 8, 2025, in Jiangsu, China, @Páchǒngxiǎoxiǎozhú(kěkāiyǐnzhǒng) shared a video of a pet lizard displaying an unusual escape. In the video, the lizard is initially being petted by its owner ...

3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild

When we tested the three-legged lizards’ athletic performance, the results defied expectations. Some animals were clearly impaired in their sprinting capabilities, but others actually ran faster than ...

This rare legless lizard, often confused for a snake, seeks endangered NC status

The mimic glass lizard is one of three legless varieties found in North Carolina and is losing habitat and numbers along the ...
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Five Astounding Ways Humans Are Driving Animal Evolution, Including Causing Lizards to Grow Longer Legs and Leading Moth Populations to Become Darker

When people build cities and introduce invasive creatures, resident critter populations sometimes adapt Brian Handwerk - Science Correspondent When humans build cities and introduce invasive species, ...