Green Iguana, Costa Rica

by Lyuba Filatova

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Green Iguana, Costa Rica

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Lyuba Filatova

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Costa Rica’s green Iguanas are orange and unfazed.
Adult males have a special coat of skin called the dewlap hanging loose from their chin. By extending the dewlap they can appear larger in order to impress females, or to scare off potential predators like hawks. Males also have long, soft spines that run the length of their bodies. Interesting, tattered spines are an indication of a male with a lowly position in the mating hierarchy.
Every year in early spring, female green iguanas climb down from the tall trees of Costa Rica's rain forests and lay their eggs in sandy beaches along the ocean. And every year, people are waiting to catch and eat them. Eating iguanas is an ancient tradition for the people of Costa Rica. They call iguanas "chicken of the trees."

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