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Cold iguanas could drop from trees in Florida, US weather service warns

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The lizards aren’t dead but merely immobilised when temperatures go under 10C, weather bureau says

An iguana on the ground in Cherry Creek Park, Oakland Park, amid the cold snap in Florida. Photograph: Joe Cavaretta/AP

Reuters

Sun 30 Jan 2022 23.38 EST

The US weather service has warned Florida residents that immobilised iguanas could fall out of trees due to unusually cold temperatures across the region.

“Iguanas are cold-blooded. They slow down or become immobile when temps drop into the 40s [4-9 Celsius],” the US National Weather Service Miami-South Florida said on Twitter on Sunday. “They may fall from trees, but they are not dead.”

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/31/cold-frozen-iguanas-falling-out-of-trees-drop-from-sky-florida-weather