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A group of South American lizards that can grow up to four feet long (1.2 meters) has established a home in the Florida wild after being brought to the United States as pets, and the reptiles could begin a voracious march across the U.S. South, according to a new study. Tegu lizards, which currently live in two large colonies in Florida, could expand into an area from the Carolinas to Central Texas, according to the scientific report published in July on the website for the journal Nature.

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. SALTAIR, Utah - Long-legged, pink flamingo seeking same to share friendship, food and freedom. That's the personal classified ad that a lonely flamingo living on the Great Salt Lake may have been thinking about for the last 15 years, said Jim Platt, who has made it his mission to acquire friends for the bird, nicknamed "Pink Floyd." Since Floyd flew the coop from Salt Lake City's Tracy Aviary, he's been gloriously free, but painfully alone. His only pals are a pack of seagulls and the tourists that snap his picture. Floyd's...