In the tropical rainforests of South America, an animal called the green iguana lives. Because of its bright body and gentle personality, it has become an internet celebrity in the pet crawling world. They are one of the largest lizard species, with a body length of 1.5 to 2.1 me

In the tropical rainforest of South America, an animal called green iguana lives. Because of its bright body color and gentle personality, it has become an internet celebrity in the pet crawling world.

They are one of the largest lizard species, with a body length of 1.5~2.1 meters. In artificial feeding environment, the heaviest can reach 8.18 kg, and can survive for more than 20 years.

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Although the green iguana is not particularly good-looking, it is one of the most docile and timid animals in the world.

Unlike most iguanas, green iguanas live in damp rainforests and can only live on trees, mainly for nesting.

They mainly eat a variety of leaves, buds, flowers and fruits. They are loyal vegetarians and the only arborized vegetarian lizard.

The lazy Buddhist life of the green iguana

The lazy green iguana is famous in the animal world. Every day, except basking in the sun and foraging, they spend almost all their rest and sleeping. They can be called the koala in the lizard world.

They are different from other active animals. They are indifferent to the world and have a day of activities that are very monotonous, but they are also very enjoyable.

In the morning, green iguanas will climb from their perch to branches that are prone to sunbathing, enjoying the sunbathing for hours, and after they let their bodies dry to their satisfactory warmth, then start to feed everywhere.

After several hours of eating and drinking, they continue to climb on the branches to bask in the sun. In fact, they do not simply rest, but require sufficient temperature to digest the food just now.

When the sun sets, there is no sunshine, they will slowly crawl back to their perch to sleep.

"Bullying the small and afraid of the big", the specialty is to break the tail and seek self-protection

They are water-loving animals and have a certain dependence on water sources. However, most of the water sources in their bodies still come from food, and sometimes they drink water droplets on leaves.

They have a tough armor that will not be easily injured. They also have a more magical feature, that is, their long tails will break in critical moments to protect themselves.

And during the whole day of activities, they are also on guard against iguanas that are bigger than themselves to invade them, and they also like to scare iguanas that are smaller than themselves.

"Mysterious Behavior" reveals the secret of

Nodding

Don't think it agrees with you! The green iguana nodded equals saying "no", in showing demonstrations and warnings, and swearing its territory.

If you encounter a male green iguana, it is best to stay away from it, and maybe you will be shouting up with your tail at any time.

Tip of tongue

Like giant lizards and snakes, green iguanas also rely on their tongue to distinguish smell. Their tongues are also forked, just short.

When sticking out your tongue, it means that it is familiar with the environment and distinguishing the smell, but their tongues are not as frequent as giant lizards and snakes.

sneeze

green iguana sneeze is not because of a cold. But because they don’t sweat, they can only expel salt from their bodies by sneezing, that is, spraying some liquid out (a bit like a dog sticking out his tongue).
However, sometimes they sneeze because there is too much dust in the air.

One of the worst protected animals

Although the green iguana is a popular internet celebrity pet abroad, it is actually an Appendix II species to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which is approximately equivalent to the national second-class protected animal in our country.

And on the other side of the earth, Nicaragua, Central America, is a tropical country that is always humid and hot, but every weekend thousands of Nicaraguans go to drink their favorite traditional delicacy - Green Iguana soup.

In Nicaragua, people from the president to the farmers' love for this soup, just like Changsha people like stinky tofu, Chengdu people like Chuanchuan, Chongqing people love hot pot, and Guangdong people who are afraid of getting angry cannot do without herbal tea.

Although green iguanas are a protected species in Nicaragua, because the number is too large, the government encourages people to hunt and eat them. However, they usually only eat males so that females can still lay eggs.

Hahaha, it's really the most miserable protected animal.

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