Iguanas Freeze and fall from Trees in Florida Due to Cold

Iguanas Freeze and fall from Trees in Florida Due to Cold

Iguanas Freeze and fall from Trees in Florida Due to Cold
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According to the media, Iguanas are falling from trees in the southern portion of Florida due to the extreme cold, alarming residents.

The United States National Weather Service Because of the region’s exceptionally chilly weather, the city of Miami-South Florida issued a public warning on Sunday that immobilised iguanas could fall out of trees.

On Twitter, according to the service, “Iguanas are cold-blooded. They slow down or become immobile when temps drop into the 40s (4-9 Celsius). They may fall from trees, but they are not dead.”

 

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When iguanas sleep in trees they appear to fall from the sky when their bodies go inactive. When the temperature drops below 40 degrees, the cold-blooded creatures slow down or stop moving, these animals gradually mobilise as the early morning light warms them and the temperature rises. Here are some videos and images depicting the strange event:

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According to the National Weather Service, West Palm Beach saw its coldest dawn in 12 years, with a temperature of 37 degrees Fahrenheit (about 3 degrees Celsius). The previous record low, achieved in 1978 in Vero Beach, Florida, was 30 degrees Fahrenheit (roughly negative 1 degree Celsius).

The iguana phenomena were revealed to the media by zoologist Stacey Cohen, a reptile expert at the Palm Beach Zoo in Florida. Cohen stated, “Their bodies basically start to shut down where they lose their functions and so they are up in the trees on the branches sleeping and then because it gets so cold, they lose that ability to hang on and then they do fall out of trees a lot.”

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