Saturday, January 6, 2018

Here's a repeat of the articles about Iguanas falling out of trees because they are frozen and cold blooded in Florida

IF you don't believe in Global Climate change then why are Iguanas falling out of trees so frozen they can't hang on limbs anymore to protect themselves from predators.

begin quote from:
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/weather/iguana-cold-florida-bomb-cyclone-trnd/index.html
Frozen iguanas are
falling from trees in
Florida because of
the cold
CNN
15 hours ago


Frozen iguanas
falling from trees
during cold snap in
Florida

CBS News
19 hours ago

Iguanas are falling
out of trees in
Florida because it's
so cold. Please don't pick them up.

Washington Post
1 day ago

South Florida iguanas are falling out of trees because it's so cold ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../iguanas-are-falling-out-of-trees-in-florida-because-it...
2 days ago - Iguanas are falling out of trees in Florida because it's so cold. Please don't pick them up. Why are iguanas falling out of trees in Florida? On Thursday morning, Frank Cerabino, a columnist for the Palm Beach Post, woke up to 40-degree weather and was greeted by a “frozen iguana” lounging by his pool in Boca Raton.

Frozen iguanas are falling from trees in Florida because of the cold ...

www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/weather/iguana-cold-florida-bomb-cyclone.../index.html
16 hours ago - Because of the cold temperatures sweeping the nation, iguanas are dropping out of trees like overripe mangoes, littering the ground in an apparent state of rigor mortis. ... Emily Maple, the reptile keeper at the Palm Beach County Zoo, told CNN affiliate WPEC the cold-blooded animals ...

Florida: Frozen iguanas falling from trees during cold snap after "bomb ...

https://www.cbsnews.com/.../frozen-iguanas-falling-from-trees-during-cold-snap-in-fl...
20 hours ago - But well-meaning residents finding stiffened iguanas are advised to leave them alone, as the animals may feel threatened and bite once they warm up. "Don't assume that they're dead," said Kristen Sommers, who oversees the nonnative fish and wildlife program for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.


The cold is causing frozen iguanas to fall from trees in Florida



By AJ Willingham, CNN
Updated 9:15 PM ET, Fri January 5, 2018

Frozen iguanas fall out of trees in Florida






































(CNN)There's an iguanocalypse in Florida, or at least that's what it looks like judging from the photos worried Floridians are posting all over social media.
Because of the cold temperatures sweeping the nation, iguanas are dropping out of trees like overripe mangoes, littering the ground in an apparent state of rigor mortis.
One tiny detail, though: They're probably not dead. They are, however, literally frozen.
Emily Maple, the reptile keeper at the Palm Beach County Zoo, told CNN affiliate WPEC the cold-blooded animals get "cold stunned" -- that is, they basically freeze -- if the temperature gets below 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
"If it's just for a day or two they'll just get to where they're completely frozen in time. They're still able to breathe. They're still able to do bodily functions just very slow," said Maple.
See, at first you probably felt sorry for them, didn't you? But what they're doing is kind of aspirational: When things start to go sideways, literally shut down your body, freak some stranger out by keeling over near their pool, and wait it out in a state of suspended animation. Just, you know. don't actually die.
The iguanas aren't the only ones noping out of the cold weather.
Sea turtles near the Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi, Texas, had to be brought inside to avoid what the National Park Service is calling a "sea turtle cold stunning event due to extremely low temperatures."
According to the park's Facebook page, the turtles are being cared for in warm kiddie pools while the cold snap passes.
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