I once went to this presentation at the zoo in my area, years ago, and it was by the guy who did this research, and he talked all about this. It's strange now seeing a pbs video on the subject. It's real fascinating stuff.
As a mechanical engineer, who is typically interested in CFD and aero for aircraft, race cars, boats, etc, the aerodynamic evolution of the lizard's body is fascinating af. There's a reason engineers cheat off of nature for our designs. It's no coincidence that commercial airplanes look like a trout's body with bird wing attatched, or the stealth bomber has the exact side profile of a sparrow. Evolution is a more powerful optimizer than even the most powerful computational fluid dynamics models
Errr... I've almost never seen nature be the starting inspiration for mechanical design (although this apparently happens frequently in biochemistry). When a design looks organic, it's usually because there were similar requirements to something in nature, the engineer felt the need to put in the time to optimize it, and the optimal shape was already in use by some animal somewhere. ...and the manufacturing engineer's laments were overridden because of some constraint like weight.
What are you talking about nothing evolved. Evolution is scientifically, mathematically and logically impossible. The science nor the natural record does not support it. Why is pseudo science like evolution being pushed on a educational channel? You can't mutate DNA early in a species development because all the genes are needed for frame work function it would cause death aka extinction, you can't do it later because all you get is minor change like a change of fur color not speciation, the whole notion is not possible on a fundamental basis of the theory itself. Secondly there is zero evolutionary pressure to create building blocks of cellular mechanics that don't exist thus there is no evolutionary explanation for their existence. Third information the basis of life found in DNA doesn't magically progress to a higher state over and over, it decays like information theory states. Evolution is nonsense. Product of a mind requires a mind. The list goes on and on the universe and earth isn't trillions of years old like naturalists stated was needed. There is zero time. It's all time of the gaps anyways and time is the enemy of evolution the fundamental structures of biology sugars amino acids and so on are time sensitive they don't stick around. It's all nonsense pseudo science stop pushing the absurd notion of evolution with our tax dollars PBS.
As long as some lizards survive to pass on their genes. There was another video showing how the [average] beaks [size] of finches across the population on an island of the Galapagos can change with a drought year and then again with a year of rain.
@@hmu958 No. That term doesn't seem to apply to evolutionary changes to a population. An individual's beak doesn't change because of the weather, but rather those that prosper pass on offspring changing the average characteristics of a population.
@@sandal_thong you lazily described year to year changes in adults. That's epigenetics on one level. There's more if you will, Lamarckian discoveries regarding phenotype plasticity as well as laterally influenced phenotypes in gene regulations independent of darwinism.
@@hmu958 No. Average beak size of a population is done by either measuring all the beaks (or more likely a representative sample) and averaging them. Then comparing that average to a previous year. I've added two terms to my initial post to clarify. As the population changed the average beak size changed, not individuals' beak size.
Just today I had a lizard come into the house. I gently took it outside. As lizards do, this one kept looking up at me for a long time from its perch. Finally the lizard jumped down and hid. A little later another lizard of the same size and with the same racing stripes on the sides of its body showed up and sat next to the first one (who had come back out of hiding). I laughed as they both looked up at me, staring intently at me. I said okay okay I’ll name you. I named the first one Peanut and the second Walnut. I know I’ll recognize them from other lizards if I see them again. I hope I do. I want to see if I can notice any new adaptability or change due to climate or for any other reason. If there is an animal that can adjust quickly, it would be lizards. Lizard spirit speaks clearly in one desirable direction and we need to take heed, lizard tells us: there are no dreams too big.
Contemplating the rapidity of animal evolution can be perplexing. It's challenging to fathom such swift transformations, given that this process has unfolded over millions of years, predating our existence as humans.
In biological organisms, the frequency of genetic mutation is pretty constant. But most of these mutations rarely become propagated because they're not advantageous for reproduction under preexisting environmental condition. But when conditions change, some of these mutations, coupled with epigenetic conditions, will be better adapted to survival under these conditions, leading to seemingly rapid changes in evolution.
I'm convinced there are also other factors at work. Something allows them to pass on certain traits quicker than random chance alone would allow. I've also often wondered if the opposite is true in certain species that don't seem to evolve at all and have remained the same for millions or even hundreds of millions years. Apparently there is now some evidence for lack of evolution to be related to certain gene functions (or lack thereof). But sadly I've so far never seen anything to confirm or even point to a possible mechanism for the rapid evolution we see in certain species (e.g. threespine stickleback fish, the dusky seaside sparrow (IIRC), etc)
Fairly straightforward concept really. The hurricane blowing away those that don't have the limb and grip changes so those that do survive and become more dominant in number across the population average. Survival, and passing of of those genes, of the fittest.
@@4saken404 "Something allows them to pass on certain traits quicker than random chance alone would allow." Well...the ones that get blown away into the ocean probably don't survive and the ones that "stick around" are more numerous so...more chances to mate. The environmental pressure of those single events just filters out those with less ability to grip and thus survive, and thus propagate those genes in a smaller pool. It's a genetic advantage for that particular scenario and it will naturally get passed on easier as those without it get culled by the increased extreme weather events.
'Anolis carolinensis', the Green Anole, is native to Florida and can be green and brown. There are also some non-native species of Anolis (and many other fauna & flora) in Florida.
They were all green (though could change colors like a proper chameleon) back when I was a kid. But even then I could see the non-native brown ones starting to take over. The newer lizards were just way more energetic. Kind of like the ones here in the video. But these are even crazier! I was really shocked to see that one lizard make that huge jump - even after being captured!
Now this is the kind of video I need playing in the background while I work. Soothing voice, and mildly intriguing. Gonna start listening to nature podcasts instead of the news from now on. Although, this guy is sensationalizing a lot of stuff that isn't really all that revolutionary. Rapid adaptation in response to extreme conditions is a known phenomenon.
That's a lot of how it happens, plus swimming. Emerald Tree skinks are known in the Pet Trade for an almost Dodo like curiosity/lack of instinctive fear and they are known to end up on small remote islands, the record having only four trees. And many lizards can reproduce asexually so sometimes you only need one. They can also be blown by tropical storms onto other islands. That's how they discovered Crested Geckos weren't extinct in the 90s.
These freaking lizards are all over Florida. Even in petshops around the country. I had two for over a year. I felt so bad, they don’t like to be held, it is hard to feed them… it was just sad.
I think they were there all the time, but a big storm blows away the ones without longer legs and stickier toe pads, leaving the ones with them there to pass on their genes.
"Correlation does not prove causation" - did the longer toes improve foraging or reproductive success? Just because they may be evolving longer toes, does not mean that hurricanes are the only, or primary, driving factor.
Lizards killed by hurricanes cease to reproduce. That's a major factor, whether or not it's the main one will be challenging to demonstrate without ethically questionable controlled experiments.
They probably evolved that for other reasons that gave a particular advantage but it just happens to be an extra advantage that allows survival in the extreme conditions of hurricanes so they survive, and pass on those genes, above and beyond those without the changes. Staying in the tree during a territorial fight is probably one of them.
It’s weird to think with the technology we have (high quality cameras) one day we’ll be able to watch a video of an animal evolving before our eyes. Maybe even ourselves.
5:17 was surprised to see this here. this footage is from my hometown of Panama City, in the florida panhandle, during Hurricane Michael in 2018. not Maria or Irma. its impressive how cleaned up the shot is, though I'm pretty sure the sound is fake, since in the original all you can hear is the intense wind. you'd think with that kind of editing budget, they could've just gotten actual footage from hurricanes Irma or Maria.
I live in south Florida and I see these and curly tails all the time. I remember a couple years ago YouTubing curly tails and I was shocked to barely see anything about them on here. I was curious because one day I was eating outside and I was so shocked that this curly tail wasn’t scared of me, literally was eating out of my hand lol they are a lot braver than the anoles. I’ll throw pieces of ham and the curly tails would eat those too lol they’re brave af never seem to be to scared .
Ockham’s Razor. The simplest solution is usually correct. If a hurricane swept by and the lizards afterward were more adapted to hurricane-force winds, it’s was probably an adaptation to the hurricane. It’s the simplest solution, so probably the correct one.
@@jenkem4464 I get it. I just think sound affects are exaggerated and louder than it should be. there is no subtlety to what they are doing. I'm not picking on this program. its with all the nature shows.
Is this…surprising? It seems obvious to me, a curious layperson, that the ones WITHOUT big feet and long toes, they were blown off the island. The survivors bred. Lizards only live a few years… This seems pretty obvious to me. Isn’t this what we already knew? ❤ No hate or anything, it is interesting, I just didn’t realize this would be groundbreaking.
It makes sense, but it’s a fairly new concept. Like the video said, Darwin thought finches evolved over millions of years, and Darwin himself was pretty recent in terms of human history.
Reptiles are some of the most hardy stubborn group of animals that have ever surfaced on our planet and while alot of animals likely will not do well with the rising avg temps of the planet this group in particular i expect to become more varied and take over th niches of those that fail to continue.
Reptiles are cold-blooded, so they have everything to gain from a warmer planet. The largest reptiles in each family all live in hot climates (anaconda, Komodo Dragon, Saltwater Crocodile, etc). The dinosaurs lived in even hotter climates. It was 6 degrees Celsius hotter in the Cretaceous than in pre-industrial times.
How many cameras had to be set up to catch lizards flying through the air? Lol
For the sake of people who had to experience it, hopefully a lot of them.
Smh, obviously common sense & logic wasn't into play in this thread
For sure less that the few neurons you had😂
Oh yea you did hear about the snakes flying, right?
Paid lizard actors
I once went to this presentation at the zoo in my area, years ago, and it was by the guy who did this research, and he talked all about this. It's strange now seeing a pbs video on the subject. It's real fascinating stuff.
The narrirator is that guy from the zoo thats why
The science merely shows that (like humans) lizards have varying foot lengths and generally different body sizes. That doesn't prove evolution at all.
That’s so cool ! He must have really known a lot!
As a mechanical engineer, who is typically interested in CFD and aero for aircraft, race cars, boats, etc, the aerodynamic evolution of the lizard's body is fascinating af. There's a reason engineers cheat off of nature for our designs. It's no coincidence that commercial airplanes look like a trout's body with bird wing attatched, or the stealth bomber has the exact side profile of a sparrow. Evolution is a more powerful optimizer than even the most powerful computational fluid dynamics models
Fascinating comment, makes me want to research evolution. Thanks Alex!
Errr... I've almost never seen nature be the starting inspiration for mechanical design (although this apparently happens frequently in biochemistry). When a design looks organic, it's usually because there were similar requirements to something in nature, the engineer felt the need to put in the time to optimize it, and the optimal shape was already in use by some animal somewhere. ...and the manufacturing engineer's laments were overridden because of some constraint like weight.
What are you talking about nothing evolved. Evolution is scientifically, mathematically and logically impossible. The science nor the natural record does not support it. Why is pseudo science like evolution being pushed on a educational channel? You can't mutate DNA early in a species development because all the genes are needed for frame work function it would cause death aka extinction, you can't do it later because all you get is minor change like a change of fur color not speciation, the whole notion is not possible on a fundamental basis of the theory itself.
Secondly there is zero evolutionary pressure to create building blocks of cellular mechanics that don't exist thus there is no evolutionary explanation for their existence.
Third information the basis of life found in DNA doesn't magically progress to a higher state over and over, it decays like information theory states. Evolution is nonsense. Product of a mind requires a mind.
The list goes on and on the universe and earth isn't trillions of years old like naturalists stated was needed. There is zero time. It's all time of the gaps anyways and time is the enemy of evolution the fundamental structures of biology sugars amino acids and so on are time sensitive they don't stick around. It's all nonsense pseudo science stop pushing the absurd notion of evolution with our tax dollars PBS.
If the lizard learns to keep its head down that will help alot. Loved the story! Stunning photography!
N E C K
"A" and "lot" are separate words.
So and what are also separate words.😄😄
Lizard looking as jet passes over - Best. Shot. Ever....
As long as some lizards survive to pass on their genes.
There was another video showing how the [average] beaks [size] of finches across the population on an island of the Galapagos can change with a drought year and then again with a year of rain.
Sounds more like a gene that has an epigenetic trigger to alter it's outcome to some degree
Epigenetics
@@hmu958 No. That term doesn't seem to apply to evolutionary changes to a population. An individual's beak doesn't change because of the weather, but rather those that prosper pass on offspring changing the average characteristics of a population.
@@sandal_thong you lazily described year to year changes in adults. That's epigenetics on one level. There's more if you will, Lamarckian discoveries regarding phenotype plasticity as well as laterally influenced phenotypes in gene regulations independent of darwinism.
@@hmu958 No. Average beak size of a population is done by either measuring all the beaks (or more likely a representative sample) and averaging them. Then comparing that average to a previous year. I've added two terms to my initial post to clarify. As the population changed the average beak size changed, not individuals' beak size.
Hurricane Lizards.
That's gonna be my band name.
That little blink @ 4:39 is cute.
Just today I had a lizard come into the house. I gently took it outside. As lizards do, this one kept looking up at me for a long time from its perch. Finally the lizard jumped down and hid. A little later another lizard of the same size and with the same racing stripes on the sides of its body showed up and sat next to the first one (who had come back out of hiding). I laughed as they both looked up at me, staring intently at me. I said okay okay I’ll name you. I named the first one Peanut and the second Walnut. I know I’ll recognize them from other lizards if I see them again. I hope I do. I want to see if I can notice any new adaptability or change due to climate or for any other reason. If there is an animal that can adjust quickly, it would be lizards. Lizard spirit speaks clearly in one desirable direction and we need to take heed, lizard tells us: there are no dreams too big.
The hurricane shots of the lizards being flung from their perch had to have been simulated like the testing section later in the video.
Yeah I am glad I saw the leafblower scene because that had me wondering if these scientists and videographers are flat-out crazy.
Them lizards enjoy that and keep coming back for more I bet like birds in a high pressure hose in summer.
I knew the looking at the tv had to be staged but the other parts had me fooled.
@@Rainingdogsandcats Now I'm missing summer just because of that one sentence 😭
Contemplating the rapidity of animal evolution can be perplexing. It's challenging to fathom such swift transformations, given that this process has unfolded over millions of years, predating our existence as humans.
In biological organisms, the frequency of genetic mutation is pretty constant. But most of these mutations rarely become propagated because they're not advantageous for reproduction under preexisting environmental condition. But when conditions change, some of these mutations, coupled with epigenetic conditions, will be better adapted to survival under these conditions, leading to seemingly rapid changes in evolution.
I'm convinced there are also other factors at work. Something allows them to pass on certain traits quicker than random chance alone would allow. I've also often wondered if the opposite is true in certain species that don't seem to evolve at all and have remained the same for millions or even hundreds of millions years. Apparently there is now some evidence for lack of evolution to be related to certain gene functions (or lack thereof). But sadly I've so far never seen anything to confirm or even point to a possible mechanism for the rapid evolution we see in certain species (e.g. threespine stickleback fish, the dusky seaside sparrow (IIRC), etc)
Fairly straightforward concept really. The hurricane blowing away those that don't have the limb and grip changes so those that do survive and become more dominant in number across the population average. Survival, and passing of of those genes, of the fittest.
@@4saken404 "Something allows them to pass on certain traits quicker than random chance alone would allow."
Well...the ones that get blown away into the ocean probably don't survive and the ones that "stick around" are more numerous so...more chances to mate. The environmental pressure of those single events just filters out those with less ability to grip and thus survive, and thus propagate those genes in a smaller pool. It's a genetic advantage for that particular scenario and it will naturally get passed on easier as those without it get culled by the increased extreme weather events.
yes time of the gaps the magic of evolutionary theory.
7:22 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 y'all, I CAN'T BREATHE!!!
I love lizards !🦎 what an awesome career, and great job by the narrator. He's got an awesome job too. 🎉
Absolutely incredible. Loved the narration.
I’m in Central Florida, think our Anoles are brown (invasive) and green. They are very cool.
'Anolis carolinensis', the Green Anole, is native to Florida and can be green and brown. There are also some non-native species of Anolis (and many other fauna & flora) in Florida.
Me too! I feel lucky when I see the green ones. They’re so rare, spending most of the time high on trees, and are so slow and beautiful!
They were all green (though could change colors like a proper chameleon) back when I was a kid. But even then I could see the non-native brown ones starting to take over. The newer lizards were just way more energetic. Kind of like the ones here in the video. But these are even crazier! I was really shocked to see that one lizard make that huge jump - even after being captured!
@@andream6533 I too am very thrilled when I get to catch a glimpse of a green one.
@@4saken404 I had read that the invasive species had forced the green native species to head to higher ground.
Hurricane Lizards would be a great name for a metal band🤘
Watching them flail in the wind is one of the funniest things
Now this is the kind of video I need playing in the background while I work. Soothing voice, and mildly intriguing. Gonna start listening to nature podcasts instead of the news from now on.
Although, this guy is sensationalizing a lot of stuff that isn't really all that revolutionary. Rapid adaptation in response to extreme conditions is a known phenomenon.
I laughed out loud when the first scene of the lizard hanging with to arms came on haha
4:22, **drops lizard*
"GOTCHA!"
*killed him
I miss having anoles running around everywhere!
Galapagos islands made me think of Rick and morty
To answer the question everyone is asking. Yes. Yes this means Godzilla is on his way here right now.
I bet various types of lizards can self introduce to far away lands by riding on driftwood or other floating vegetations
That's a lot of how it happens, plus swimming. Emerald Tree skinks are known in the Pet Trade for an almost Dodo like curiosity/lack of instinctive fear and they are known to end up on small remote islands, the record having only four trees. And many lizards can reproduce asexually so sometimes you only need one. They can also be blown by tropical storms onto other islands. That's how they discovered Crested Geckos weren't extinct in the 90s.
These freaking lizards are all over Florida. Even in petshops around the country. I had two for over a year. I felt so bad, they don’t like to be held, it is hard to feed them… it was just sad.
@@User_1dashzero Were they captive-bred or wild-caught?
I was today old when I found pbs on you tube 😁
I think they were there all the time, but a big storm blows away the ones without longer legs and stickier toe pads, leaving the ones with them there to pass on their genes.
everytime I see shots like these. All I can think about is. "there someone standing there filming the lizards in a storm"
I'm no lizard expert. But I _do_ have quite a soft spot for anoles!
I don't know why but this had laughing 😂 with the leaf blower
“I thought the hurricane season was over” -Pineapple Express 😂
that lizard hanging for dear life lol
We have those in South Fl.i see them here all the time.
Awesome insight love it!
these types of high production videos are the ones that de sever millions of views 👏
These folks apparently haven’t seen a lizard walking on their windshield while driving down the interstate.
Lizards were just blown away by this study.
The lizards that don't survive the storms can't reproduce 😮
You thinks that is shocking? Natural selection is what is call and there's other animals worse then a lizard who can't survive a strom.
Best thumbnail on the internet
Poor lizard at the end. 😂
❤❤FATHER❤❤ makes interesting creatures😊
Recently left fla & them.lizards & iguanas are everywhere
What a cute face!
Anoles = push-ups and throat pouches. ❤
I wish they had the full episode on here .
That was exciting!
No u
"Correlation does not prove causation" - did the longer toes improve foraging or reproductive success? Just because they may be evolving longer toes, does not mean that hurricanes are the only, or primary, driving factor.
Lizards killed by hurricanes cease to reproduce. That's a major factor, whether or not it's the main one will be challenging to demonstrate without ethically questionable controlled experiments.
Does this seem more than a hypnosis to you?
@sumsara9255 Surviving takes presidents.
@@charleshash4919lizards that fight and fall out the trees don’t mate
They probably evolved that for other reasons that gave a particular advantage but it just happens to be an extra advantage that allows survival in the extreme conditions of hurricanes so they survive, and pass on those genes, above and beyond those without the changes. Staying in the tree during a territorial fight is probably one of them.
THAT'S pretty cool😁
Are there any drawbacks to the longer forelimbs, outside the context of hurricanes?
Maybe but the benefit outweighs them. Likely injury would be the biggest drawback
Increased metabolic load is almost always a drawback for larger/stronger anything
The longer forelimbs help them to be seen hitchhiking as they look to expand their territory.
The Turks and Caicos are groups of Islands . Every Island has it's own evolution .
@@BigDsGaming2022 Are you responding to someone or just randomly giving facts for no reason?
Lizards have been hanging onto trees in hurricanes for way longer than weves been around
For some reason my audio doesnt work for this video
Extreme hurricanes are declining in number not increasing.
It’s a perfectly reasonable hypothesis, but the video is presenting it as a discovery.
We got flamingos in Florida now from the last hurricane.
We definitely have those at least somewhat similar towards their species in El Salvador!!
So interesting how theirs little crests run the entire length of the body making them look like little mini basilisks ❤
I've caught several baby lizards before 😊
That is so beautiful. Nature is so amazing. This must be what aliens feel when we resolve our conflicts amongst humans
It’s weird to think with the technology we have (high quality cameras) one day we’ll be able to watch a video of an animal evolving before our eyes. Maybe even ourselves.
I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll stretch out those lizards out. 😃 😃 😂
And I thought hurricane season was over 😆
When dinosaurs become birds, evolution made a circle.
生物實驗很幸苦的
i have lizards in my backyard that do push-ups all day. they inspire me to do more push-ups
imagine a big group of these lizards tightly packed together clinging on the back of a tree on a flat sinking island
My guy is spitting facts and I’m just here wondering how they got such great shots 😅
Warming has never been a threat to animals. The threat is as always, humans.
olo I see Babylon Bee has branched out.
5:17 was surprised to see this here. this footage is from my hometown of Panama City, in the florida panhandle, during Hurricane Michael in 2018. not Maria or Irma. its impressive how cleaned up the shot is, though I'm pretty sure the sound is fake, since in the original all you can hear is the intense wind. you'd think with that kind of editing budget, they could've just gotten actual footage from hurricanes Irma or Maria.
They all think they're all that an a bag of chips, best part is we get to watch them.
Bueno, si Irma y María afectaron los lagartijos. Cómo los huracanes nos afectaron a los humanos😮
Bahama anole a very invasive species in texas sometimes mistaken for the green anole
that video deserves more views, i learn a lot.
Life finds a way...
This is the most horrible, adorable experiment I've ever seen performed on lizards. Fantastic🎉
Which one is 🦎LIZZO🦎?? 😆🤭
I live in south Florida and I see these and curly tails all the time. I remember a couple years ago YouTubing curly tails and I was shocked to barely see anything about them on here. I was curious because one day I was eating outside and I was so shocked that this curly tail wasn’t scared of me, literally was eating out of my hand lol they are a lot braver than the anoles. I’ll throw pieces of ham and the curly tails would eat those too lol they’re brave af never seem to be to scared .
My son catches these every week
You know what they say about big feet!
Big socks
Life finds a way, expeditiously.
What book was that ? 5:02
How do they know it’s specifically that outside pressure that is causing these changes instead of something else entirely?
Ockham’s Razor. The simplest solution is usually correct. If a hurricane swept by and the lizards afterward were more adapted to hurricane-force winds, it’s was probably an adaptation to the hurricane. It’s the simplest solution, so probably the correct one.
I understand that, I meant scientifically how do they know that.
They're legs just get stretched out by the wind... happens all the time in cartoons.
i love nature shows but the only thing that always bugs me is the foley sounds are always so exaggerated and louder than it should be
Finally someone gets it
I'm sure it's all post SFX just to add immersion. The wind or slight breeze alone would probably drown out any noise these guys make.
@@jenkem4464 I get it. I just think sound affects are exaggerated and louder than it should be. there is no subtlety to what they are doing. I'm not picking on this program. its with all the nature shows.
@@itsajackaldotcom Oh yeah, I understand. I was thinking the same thing when I watched.
At the rate they are changing, pretty soon we might see Godzilla. 😂🤣
Hey, Anthony. Tilley will replace that beat up hat free of change, you know. Had a few of them meeself.
Is this…surprising? It seems obvious to me, a curious layperson, that the ones WITHOUT big feet and long toes, they were blown off the island. The survivors bred. Lizards only live a few years… This seems pretty obvious to me. Isn’t this what we already knew? ❤ No hate or anything, it is interesting, I just didn’t realize this would be groundbreaking.
Considering there are still people who don't believe evolution is real, having a real time example is a big deal.
@@CortexNewsServicenot evolution they just adapted... they are still lizards
How do you “know” something without doing actual research and testing, layperson?
Yeah it definitely seems pretty obvious. This is a basic example of evolution.
It makes sense, but it’s a fairly new concept. Like the video said, Darwin thought finches evolved over millions of years, and Darwin himself was pretty recent in terms of human history.
Those aren't lizards those are custom earrings, detachable bites
Lizard Dude going through Astronaut Training.
So then Hurricanes are a new problem for these lizards.
At least a more intense one.
Since hurricanes have not been increasing in severity and have been occurring for centuries. how could this be the reason for the increase?
In the name of science...then the stick should have been an actual branch. A wooden dowel is not what the lizard holds on to..
Isn't this rather like Darwin's finches? The changing ratio of seed types and the corresponding changes in beak thickness and size year by year?
Thunder Lizards Rule!
Well they still flying into the air
He's into lizards like none other!
I wonder how many times he read Argonian made?
Band Name? Extreme Hurricane Lizards
it all started with a breeze
Reptiles are some of the most hardy stubborn group of animals that have ever surfaced on our planet and while alot of animals likely will not do well with the rising avg temps of the planet this group in particular i expect to become more varied and take over th niches of those that fail to continue.
Reptiles are cold-blooded, so they have everything to gain from a warmer planet. The largest reptiles in each family all live in hot climates (anaconda, Komodo Dragon, Saltwater Crocodile, etc). The dinosaurs lived in even hotter climates. It was 6 degrees Celsius hotter in the Cretaceous than in pre-industrial times.
They're on their way to opposable thumbs.
Eventually we'll have another kind of gecko.