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Southern Alligator Lizard, face closeup with mouth open.
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Southern Alligator Lizard climbing tree
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Southern Alligator Lizard close up with mouth open showing teeth and throat.
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Galapagos giant tortoise sweating tears, no pores in the shell and skin so this is how they sweat. Other resources said that it was likely just an effort to flush out dirt or pollen. A cryin' shame eh?
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Galapagos tortoise on a walkabout in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.
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Galapagos tortoise cooling off in mud
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Galapagos tortoise appears to be eating mud
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Galapagos tortise stretches neck for food.
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E T with Giant tortoise. It makes me wonder if Spielberg got some inspiration here...
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Marine Iguana portrait, cousin of Godzilla. Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Marine, "Christmas" Iguana on Española Island in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.. Mid-day is worst light, I had to dial the sand way down.
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Iguana eating bird droppings, guano. Marine red Iguana Española Island, it spent a lot of time climbing this rock and then appeared to be eating the guano.
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Land Iguana, Conolophus pallidus, climbing tree to eat leaves. Santa Fe Island. It is unusual to see them climbing in bushes and trees.
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Marine iguanas discussing lunch, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Equador
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Marine Iguana heading for the salad bar, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Equador
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Marine iguana swimming to the salad bar, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Equador.
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Marine iguanas eating alge at the salad bar during low tide in the Galapagos Islands of Equador..
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Marine Iguana heads to lunch in the Galapagos Islands of Equador.
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Long-nosed Leopard Lizard - Gambelia wislizenii, female, shedding skin, Joshua Tree National Park, Cottonwood trails area
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Green Sea turtle portrait with eyes and mouth open and head above water. Big Island, HI
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Green Sea Turtles together the beach, Big Island HI . "Oh my head, Hey Myrtle what happened at that party?"
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Endangered Mojave desert tortoise with rocks embedded in shell. Not sure how this happened but guesses are that it got rolled by a car on a rocky road. Joshua Tree CA.