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Animal picture of the day: dueling green iguanas
Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com
January 03, 2012
Bloodied male green iguanas fight in Colombia. All photos by: Rhett A. Butler.
Found throughout Central and South America and parts of the Caribbean, the green iguana (Iguana iguana) is a large, mostly herbivorous lizard.
The species, which has not been evaluated by the IUCN Red List, is threatened by the pet trade, habitat loss, and hunting.
Male green iguanas are territorial and are capable of fierce fighting as evidenced by these photos.
Green iguana males stalking one another.
Green iguana males battling.
Green iguana males fight.
Green iguana wounded by battle.
CITATION:
Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com (January 03, 2012). Animal picture of the day: dueling green iguanas. http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0102-pod_greeniguana_fight.html
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