After many futile hours of shoveling dirt under the scorching Australian sun, Sean Doody began to think that he had made an embarrassing mistake and was—quite literally—digging himself into a hole.

Feb. 9 (UPI) --An Australian woman whose dog interrupted a goanna stealing eggs from her chicken hutch recorded the lizard hitching a ride on the canine's back. Bev Stefanidakis posted a video to ...

A 72-year-old Australian man and his wife are recovering Friday after they were bitten while trying to break up a scrap between their pet dog and a goanna, in what first responders are calling a ...

An elderly man and woman were hospitalized and their dog seriously injured in Australia after a predatory lizard attacked them Thursday in what rescuers called a "horrific and freak ordeal," local ...

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Giant lizards called heath goannas could save Australian sheep farmers millions of dollars a year by keeping blowfly numbers down—and must be prioritized in conservation schemes to boost native ...

An Australian man said he was forced to take desperate measures when he spotted a giant lizard clutching a bunny in its jaws. Malcolm Thorn, of Sydney, Australia, said it was a 5-foot-long goanna, or ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A large goanna lizard caused a stir when it paid a visit to a school administration building in Queensland, Australia, just before rush hour. Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 said ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) --A large goanna lizard caused a stir when it paid a visit to a school administration building in Queensland, Australia, just before rush hour. Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 said on ...