view from the porch… about 10 iguanas going for a walk together along the pond.
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Tag Archives: iguana
8283 – Walkies recap.
8162 – mmm zombie roaches!
From The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation: (via flying_blind)
“Even though a goat ate my arm, thanks to the CGTF I’ve been able to stop hiding behind drugs and alcohol and face the world again. I’d recommend the CGTF to anyone!”
— Sean C., Centreville, VA
Sleepless in Seattle (stalker remix)
Evolution Schmevolution – Daily Show on Youtube
Wasp performs roach-brain-surgery to make zombie slave-roaches Continue reading 8162 – mmm zombie roaches!
8102 – Today I learned –
Dinosaurs are a specific subgroup of the archosaurs, a group that also includes crocodiles, pterosaurs, and birds. although pterosaurs are close relations, they are not true dinosaurs. Even more distantly related to dinosaurs are the marine reptiles, which include the plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs. Mammoths and mastodons are mammals and did not appear until many millions of years after the close of the Cretaceous period. Dimetrodon is neither a reptile nor a mammal, but a basal synapsid, i.e., an early relative of the ancestors of mammals.
I honestly didn’t know that pterosaurs and marine reptiles didn’t count as dinos, or that dinosaur wasn’t a catch-all term before today, and I’ve loved early critters for well over three decades. Talk about a hole in my education!
-as a side result of this entry of graypumpkin ‘s
Also testing out this site to seek out info re: sexual predators over a mapped area –
Type in your home address or a family members address. The web site will bring up a map of your neighborhood with small colored boxes on it. The small House icon represents your address; the colored boxes represent sex offenders in your area.
Click on the colored boxes and it will bring up the offender’s photograph and the exact address, names and employers. Click ALL AROUND, you will be amazed at the information you get!
Seems to work better with MSIE than Mozilla
8057 – 12/26/05 bull iguana by the lake
12/26/05 bull iguana by the lake
Originally uploaded by scottobear.
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Male iguanas develop an orange to orange-red coloring as breeding season approaches. In some iguanas, the orange color may be diffuse over the entire body. In others, the orange can be concentrated in several areas including the dewlap, spikes, body, and legs. Female iguanas can also develop this orange coloration, though it is usually less intense.
Dominant males and females often retain the orange color past the breeding season. The orange color will persist if there are other iguanas present, or even dogs, cats, and people, over whom the iguana feels dominant.
8056 – 12/26/05 bull iguana by the lake
12/26/05 bull iguana by the lake
Originally uploaded by scottobear.
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Green iguanas originate from the rain forests of northern Mexico to southeastern Brazil where the temperatures and humidity are high. Iguanas live in the trees and bask in the sun. They eat only vegetation: up to 50 different kinds of leaves, flowers, and fruits.
Green iguanas are egg layers. Like many turtles, the eggs are buried in the sand by the mother and once the eggs hatch, the hatchlings are on their own. They can grow up to 7 feet in length and weigh 25 pounds. With proper care, they may live 15 years or more.
8055 – 12/26/05 bull iguana by the lake
12/26/05 bull iguana by the lake
Originally uploaded by scottobear.
sent via palmtop
Iguanas are cold-blooded and require supplemental heat for proper digestion. They prefer 84-90°F during the day and 70-77° at night. If a reptile is cold, it cannot properly digest its food and is more likely to become ill.
