Iguanas Falling From Trees. Iguanas climb trees at night to roost, ron magill, communications director for zoo miami, told the new york times in 2018. Temperatures across south florida wednesday morning dipped into the low 40s, some spots saw upper 30s.
If that torpor hits, they can lose their grip on a tree. The national weather service in miami said temperatures dipped below 40 degrees fahrenheit early thursday in parts of south florida. But the clever survival trick only works for so long. 22 when temperatures dropped to 39 degrees.
Unusually cold weather causes the lizards to enter a state of extreme sluggishness.
To find out what's really going on with these reptiles, we called up ron magill at zoo miami. Watching iguanas seemingly fall out of the sky is nothing new for floridians. Tuesday afternoon, the national weather service in miami issued a rare forecast regarding cold temperatures but it was for iguanas. Video, 00:01:09iguanas falling from trees.
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