reptile
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“Law enforcement has good intentions but they sometimes backfire with unintended consequences. Often, the more laws you create to prevent people from having a reptile, the more they want them. But sometimes prohibition does work.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Often described as a "dinosaur-killer," the enormous reptile was almost certainly the leading predator in its ecosystem.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
"The family asked us to help via Facebook," said volunteer Charlotte Darribat, as she fed the reptile near upturned sunchairs and strewn clothes in the town of Lege-Cap-Ferret.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
"However, equally as important as restoring the rare bog habitat, is ensuring reptile populations are protected."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
That python was such a slow eater that he still hadn’t even finished by the time we left the reptile house.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
In recent years, customs officials have repeatedly intercepted passengers arriving from south-east Asia with live reptiles, birds and primates concealed in their luggage.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
That ratio is striking when compared with living reptiles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
In this case, limb bones made it possible to identify a new species, infer aspects of its locomotion, investigate its phylogenetic relationships, and expand the known distribution of a rare group of Triassic reptiles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Insects, reptiles, trees, lichens and mosses have been killed.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Scientists had filled his hollow limbs with test subjects, including mice, guinea pigs, and reptiles.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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