reptile
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After the crocodile ate a bird that had flown in, staff moved the reptile outside and used cinder blocks to weigh down the grate keeping it closed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
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 was then killed before Potgieter embarked on what police described as the "highly dangerous and complex operation" to recover it.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
In 2025 a reptile, believed to be an adder, was spotted on Morfa'r Garreg beach in Pwllheli, Gwynedd.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
In my jeans pocket, I carry pictures: Nessa, smiling, at a Jersey dance camp; DeShon, with headphones, cleaning reptile cages at a zoo.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing reptile
Life Science: Organisms and Taxonomy
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