Ozempic®, Mounjaro®, and Wegovy® – much is known about the injectable medications used in the treatment of obesity and diabetes; however, little is known about the animal behind this pharmaceutical phenomenon, the Gila monsters (Heloderma spp.) . These reptiles belong to the family Helodermatidae and the order Squamata, with five recognized species: Heloderma alvarezi, H. charlesbogerti, H. exasperatum, H. horridum, and H. suspectum . Their name refers to the Gila River region, where the...

The largest canid of South America, the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), is a typical animal of the Cerrado that can also be found in the

One of the most fascinating survival strategies that some individuals in the animal kingdom have developed, is without a shadow of doubt,...