Lizards instinctively flee from peacock feathers. The feathers' eyespots mimic predator eyes, triggering a survival response.

From vulnerable geckos to venomous Komodo dragons, these moments from ‘Dragon Island,’ ‘Miami Wild,’ ‘Into The Wild India,’ ‘Wild Castles,’ and ‘Crazy Monster’ capture lizards as both predator and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This lizard’s physiology rewrites what we thought reptiles ...