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Blue-tongued skinks are reptiles that stun everyone with their bright blue tongues. Scientists say they are masters of bluff and survival. This reptile is a native of Australia. Skinks can be found in ...

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Learn how these two lizards can be both alike and different with the Memphis Zoo. Learn how these two lizards can be both alike and different because of how they have adapted to their environments ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Schaneè Anderson, with the Sedgwick County Zoo, brought an interesting creature to be a guest on the Wild Side segment on KSN News at Noon on Friday. She held a blue-tongued ...

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With scales like armor and a tongue the color of the sky, the blue tongued skink looks like something out of a fantasy book. In this episode, we get up close with this unique reptile to uncover what ...

Researchers investigate how the blue-tongued skink uses a full-tongue display to deter attacking predators. When attacked, bluetongue skinks open their mouth suddenly and as wide as possible to reveal ...

Instead of a Father’s Day celebration, Terry Moore had a special request this year: that his family throw a 30th birthday party for his pet lizard. Though he can’t blow out candles or croon along as ...