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Blue-tongued skinks are popular pets among reptile enthusiasts. They’re relatively small lizards that only grow up to 24 inches long. They’re docile and like to eat insects, fruits, and vegetables, so ...

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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 ...

When bluetongue skinks are attacked, they don’t curl up or run for cover. Instead, they stick out their vibrant tongues to scare away predators. This type of reaction, called a deimatic display, is ...

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 ...

OGDEN, Utah (KUTV) — A northern blue-tongued skink that went missing for three months has finally returned home. The Ogden Police Department posted about finding the missing pet Friday afternoon on ...

SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) - They use their blue tongues to frighten away predators. Blue-tongued skinks can also live on the ground and in trees. But, there's a lot more to this lizard. Laura Spann from the ...

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PINE KNOLL SHORES, N.C. — Two blue-tongued skinks, Bluey and Tili, are the newest animal ambassadors at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, and the community voted on their names. Over 1 ...

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 ...

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 ...