Learn about the unique way turtles create their scales and how it’s revealing an ancient evolutionary link to dinosaurs, crocodiles, and birds. Turtles have roamed the Earth since the Triassic Period ...

There's never a dull moment at the Zoological Wildlife Foundation (ZWF) in Miami, as Jacob Feder's YouTube channel frequently shows. In this video, a chimpanzee stumbles upon a tiny yellow-bellied ...

In most vertebrates, skin appendages such as hair, feathers, or scales originate from placodes—small, specialized skin regions whose spatial organization is controlled by well-conserved genetic ...

In vertebrates, the formation of feathers, hair, and scales is typically governed by molecular genetic factors. However, crocodile head scales are an exception, as they form through a purely ...

It was the T. rex of the crocodile world. But even for a creature 9 metres long, chomping through the wet, slippery shells of giant sea turtles isn’t easy. Now it seems the Late Jurassic croc ...

A tiger’s dangerous behavior shocks researchers, until the reason is revealed. When a female tiger’s behavior becomes dangerous and unpredictable, researchers are left puzzled. Weeks later, the reason ...