Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell? 240 million-year-old 'warrior' crocodile ancestor from Pangaea had plated armor — and it looked just like a dinosaur What's the difference ...

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In the vast and sometimes bizarre world of animals, there’s one reptile that takes self-defense to a shocking new level: ...

The horned lizard relies on camouflage until there is nowhere left to hide. When a predator closes in, it deliberately ruptures blood vessels behind its eyes. A stream of foul-tasting blood sprays ...

Why they're awesome: Greater short-horned lizards have a squat, flat shape and short snouts, which makes them look more like amphibians than reptiles — hence the nickname "horny toads." But these ...