Monitor lizards are a genus of large lizards found in Africa, Southern Asia, and Australia. There are 80 recognized species of monitor lizards, including the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, and ...

Japan’s oldest lion, Oto, died on Monday at the age of 25, which is equivalent to a century in human years. Born in 1999 in Hokkaido’s Asahiyama Zoo, Oto had lived in the Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors, which ...

Watch as we rescue a baby Nile Water Monitor caught in fishing line, tangled and struggling for freedom. In this touching and intense moment, we carefully and safely remove the fishing line, ensuring ...

The Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) is a large member of the monitor lizard family (Varanidae). This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Broadcasting Company and ...