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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Alien Iguanas Fall From Florida Trees During Cold Snap


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A giant iguana is seen in the trees in Deerfield Beach, Florida, on February 22, 2006.

Iguana were falling from the trees in South Florida this week amid unusually cold weather.

A zoo official said Iguana bodies shut down in cold temperatures, and the reptiles lose their grip on trees.

Photograph by Robert E. Klein/AP