The dikkop bird guards Nile crocodile nests, and in exchange, the crocodile protects the bird’s eggs. Discover this wild pairing.

How do sea turtles lay eggs, and how do the hatchlings get to the sea? What happens next? Read more to find out.

Crocodiles are probably not the first animals that come to mind when you think of the word “cute.” However, we think we can ...

These are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The other four are species of echidna (a mammal that looks a bit like a porcupine). Have you ever seen a platypus? If so, you ...

After weeks of anticipation, the snakes have finally started laying eggs and it’s an amazing sight to witness. This video ...

Instead of laying eggs in a nest like many other reptiles, rattlesnakes keep the eggs inside their bodies. Baby snakes develop in thin, leathery shells and are fully formed and ready to slither. The ...

the world’s rarest egg-laying mammal. Those findings have now been confirmed in a new study. The echidna was first described as a new species in 1998 using a specimen collected in 1961 on the Cyclops ...

A road-tripping reptile was escorted out of a Fairfax County, Virginia, motel by police overnight — a 400-pound alligator traveling from New York.

In short, laying eggs at 19,000 feet on a glacier ensures the species’ survival. At this height, predators are rare. The nests of glacier finches are sheltered from the elements, ...

Scientists have confirmed the rediscovery of Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a species previously thought to be extinct for over 60 years. This ancient, egg-laying mammal was found deep ...

Standing six feet high at the shoulder and weighing as much as 2,400 pounds, an American bison is a force of nature on its own. In a herd? “They’re ecosystem engineers,” says Jason Baldes, tribal ...

A new fossil discovery suggests that reptiles lived together 20 million years earlier than previously thought.