Both geckos were fully grown when they were marked – so they could be even older than the 60 and 64 years recorded. That’s far older than the average lifespan of geckos worldwide, at only ...

Many geckos have these super-toes, but not all of them. There are around 1,450 species of geckos, and around 40 per cent have non-stick feet. A small number are legless, and have no feet at all.

Geckos are masters of balance and can cling to walls with the sticky hairs that line their feet and toe pads. Internally, they use the saccule , which can detect faint vibrations that range from ...

Crested geckos, docile creatures that resemble diminutive cartoon dragons. “I bought a condo in Belize,” the 37-year-old says. “Every time I visit, I think to myself, ‘I sell lizards on ...

A novel study found that geckos use the smell of other geckos to differentiate them from other members of their species, a University of Bern published early February determined. The study ...

Geckos can use their tongue to differentiate their own odor from that of other members of their species, as researchers have shown in a new experimental study. The findings show that geckos are ...

But these aren’t just any sexagenarians we’re talking about; these are geckos, believed to be the world’s oldest on record, discovered on a small island in New Zealand.

At 64 and 60 years old, Antoinette and Brucie-Baby are thin and bony. Their skin hangs looser than it did in their youth, but their eyes still gleam with energy.

Both geckos were fully grown when they were marked – so they could be even older than the 60 and 64 years recorded. That’s far older than the average lifespan of geckos worldwide, at only ...