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Near-freezing temperatures caused by wind chills predicted for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Florida could immobilize green iguanas and cause them to fall out of trees. The lizards start ...
Florida’s weather is unpredictable—one minute it’s a postcard-perfect beach day, the next you’ve got a reptile dropping out ...
"When temps dip to near freezing, nonnative green iguanas can temporarily lose all muscle control, sometimes even falling out of trees," the FWC said in a social media post last week. Do Florida ...
In Florida, colder than normal temperatures are having a major impact on certain animal species. This weekend, several weather forecasters issued unofficial warnings – not about snow or ice, but ...
MIAMI - It's a South Florida phenomenon that draws amusement from across the country — when temperatures drop below a certain level, cold-stunned iguanas start falling out of trees. While it may ...
In northern states, trees shedding their leaves typically signifies fall is here and winter is near. However, in Florida, iguanas falling from trees means it’s time to bust out the jackets.
But ongoing research suggests Florida’s falling iguana phenomenon could be rarer in the future — both due to climbing global temperatures from unchecked climate change and a shift in cold ...
With colder air across much of the U.S., including Florida, there’s one hazard you may not have considered: falling iguanas. Iguanas are native to southern Mexico, central Brazil, Paraguay ...
Local weather forecasters like Matt Devitt of WINK news warned that there’s a risk of “falling iguanas” in Florida this weekend across parts of the Florida peninsula as temperatures fall ...
This can cause tree-dwelling Iguanas to fall from branches and onto the ground. Residents in Florida are regularly warned to leave the stiff iguanas alone. Even though the reptiles aren't moving ...
But seriously, do massive lizards really just fall out of the trees in ... How cold is too cold for an iguana? Most lizards ...