iguana

Iguana escapes blaze on top of a fireman’s helmet after faulty heat mat sets owner’s house alight 

by

Iguana escapes blaze on top of a fireman’s helmet after faulty heat mat in its cage set its owner’s house alight Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service team called to house alight Iguana decided to escape flames by hitching a ride on the firefighter’s helmet  Blaze was believed to have been started by the lizard’s heat … Read more

New iguana species identified in the Caribbean

by

A new species of iguana has been identified in the Caribbean after scientists analysed the DNA of individuals thought to be an introduced South American variety. The Southern Antilles iguana, which lives on St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, was shown to form a distinct genetic group. Known to humans for centuries, it was … Read more