All About Iguanas!
Fun Facts:
- Iguanas can survive a fall of 40-50 feet
- Iguanas are excellent swimmers and will dive into the water to avoid predators
- Hawks are the most feared predators to green iguanas
- Their tail can break off if grabbed, but it’s okay as they can grow a new one
- Iguanas are very large lizards that can live 20 or more years in captivity and can grow as long as six feet
- Adult males can weigh up to nine pounds
Trivia:
Iguanas have a “Parietal Eye” which is? ( Parietal Eye is on top of an iguana’s head and can detect brightness which helps when predatory birds are flying overhead)
- a third eye on their head
- an eye that can move in directions independent from another eye
- a pattern on their skin that looks like an eye
- an eye that can see in infrared
After an Iguana gives birth, approximately how long does it care for its babies? (An iguana lays eggs, buries them so they stay warm, and takes off never to return. When they hatch, the babies are on their own)
- One Week
- One Month
- One Year
- It doesn’t
Iguanas are considered exotic pets and prohibited from ownership as pets in which two states? (Hawaii and New York)
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Florida and Louisiana
- Florida and Hawaii
- California and Texas
- New York and Hawaii
How many species of iguana are there? (2. There are only 2 species of Iguana: the Green Iguana and the Lesser Antillean Iguana)
- 4
- 7
- 2
- 15
Jokes:
Q: What do you call an iguana that raps?
A: A rap-tile
Q: What’s an iguanas favorite movie?
A: The Lizard of Oz
Q: What do you call an iguana that runs a casino?
A: The lizard of odds
Q: What did the vampire lizard say to his next victim?
A: Iguana suck your blood
Q: What did the excited lizard say when he got off the ride?
A: Iguana do that again!
