Archive for the 'Lizards' Category

Bearded Dragon playing Ant Crusher

I definitely want a bearded dragon as a friend.

Draco Lizard

Fun little video showing off the lizard with the rib age wings.

World’s Smallest Lizard and Frog

These two have to hit 10 on the adorability meter… World’s Tiniest Chameleons Found in Madagascar | Popular Science.   This Newly Discovered Frog Is the World’s Smallest Vertebrate | Popular Science.

Lizards inspire new robot designs

I ran across this article and embedded video, and had to share it here: Leaping lizards! Tiny reptiles advancing robot design “The brilliant acrobatics of leaping lizards could inspire the creation of an army of nimble robots able to swarm through collapsed buildings or mines to find survivors, UC Berkeley researchers say…”

Chameleon DOES NOT LIKE

Brilliant sound dub on this, by the way. Apparently it’s from one of the Alien movies.

Lizard Party!

Lizard Attraction

Trust me, this is relevant to the website — just keep watching…

Lizard has “problem-solving skills”

Interesting article from BBC Nature describes an Anole which has demonstrated actual problem solving skills. “The results, published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, suggest that reptiles are more intelligent than previously thought.” Ah, but we already knew lizards are awesome. Read the full article here: Lizard has Problem-Solving Skills By Victoria Gill

Cold-Blooded Cannibals

Cold-Blooded Cannibals: Extreme Adaptations to Island Life from Day's Edge Productions on Vimeo. Filmed, written, and edited by Nathan Dappen & Joris van Alphen; narrated by John Astbury — illustrates the amazing adaptations of these remarkable reptiles. Produced by Days Edge Productions (daysedgeproductions.com) & Joris van Alphen photography (jorisvanalphen.com).

Johnny Depp is a Lizard

Or at least he plays one in this movie… (screen capture from The Daily) A movie starring Johnny Depp … about a lizard. I’m so totally there. This is going to be fun.