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GPS tracking and thermal imaging used to find missing tortoise
Sarah Joiner has owned Zuma for four decades. Pet rescued after being collected by a rubbish truck A pet tortoise...
Buzzards left in a cage outside wildlife centre
Sadly, the pair are unable to fly due to the cramped conditions in which they were kept. Scottish SPCA appealing...
Husbandry and veterinary care of chameleons and crested geckos
Exotics expert Bruce Maclean has been keeping reptiles and amphibians for over 35 years. Here he explains how to care...
Exotics centre inundated with reptiles
Around 50 snakes, including corn snakes, boa constrictors and king snakes have been admitted to RSPCA Brighton. Around 50 snakes...
Parrot and songbird brains ‘contain more neurons than primates’
In parrots, brain mass varied from 1.15-20.73g, while the numbers of brain neurons ranged from 227 million to 3.14 billion....
Injured tortoise receives 3D printed shell
Four vets, a dental surgeon and a 3D designer used a desktop 3D printer, measurements and images of healthy tortoises....
‘Thousands of wild animals kept in UK homes’
Over 100 lemurs are being kept in private homes in the UK. RSPCA says the findings are "deeply concerning" ...
RSPCA predicts spike in ‘forgotten fish’
RSPCA inspectors are bracing themselves for “an influx of unwanted fish” following the release of Finding Dory. Animal charity publishes...
Lizards and humans ‘share sleep patterns’
Lizard sleep appears to be much simpler, which could mean it is closer to the ancestral mode of brain sleep....
Study reveals ‘elastic’ secrets of chameleon’s tongue
If a chameleon’s tongue was a car it could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 1/100th of a second....