reptile
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It’ll introduce us to two shadowy figures in the industry: Hank Molt and Tommy Crutchfield, whose rivalry over supplying rare species to U.S. zoos changed the reptile world.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The reptile suspected to have eaten the missing man had already been killed but Captain Johan "Pottie" Potgieter said it was still a nerve-wracking experience.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
In a study published in Nature, scientists describe the exceptional preservation of a small, lizard-like reptile called Captorhinus aguti from the early Permian period.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
For the first time, scientists could see these structures clearly in an early reptile and reconstruct a complete breathing system in an early amniote.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
After lunch they went to the reptile house.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing reptile
Life Science: Organisms and Taxonomy
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