{"id":23991,"date":"2022-02-01T16:47:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T16:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/its-so-cold-in-florida-that-frozen-iguanas-are-falling-from-trees-photo-video\/"},"modified":"2022-02-01T16:47:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T16:47:14","slug":"its-so-cold-in-florida-that-frozen-iguanas-are-falling-from-trees-photo-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/its-so-cold-in-florida-that-frozen-iguanas-are-falling-from-trees-photo-video\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s so cold in Florida that frozen iguanas are falling from trees (photo-video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"firstP\">\n<p>Iguanas have cooled so much in some parts of the US that they are falling from the trees where they stand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A cold period in Florida, which is known as the state of the sun in the US, is causing these cold-blooded reptiles to embrace the force of their capture in the branches, as their body is stopping metabolism.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say most of them will survive but most of their body can not function in cold weather as temperatures are approaching freezing.<\/p>\n<p>So whenever animals fall from trees, they are reawakened by the warmth of the sun &#8211; but they can not do so when the temperature is close to freezing.<\/p>\n<p>Zoologist Stacey Cohen, a reptile expert at the Palm Beach Zoo in Florida, explained the phenomenon to the rrjetPBF television network.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;At this point their body begins to close and the animals lose function while they are on the branches sleeping as it gets very cold, and consequently fall from the trees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although reptiles mostly survive the immobilization period, zoology says the prolongation of cold temperatures is a threat to their survival.<br \/><iframe title=\"Metro Embed Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/video\/embed\/2601745\" width=\"540\" height=\"353\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>Cohen mentions a cold period in 2010 that wiped out a large number of iguanas in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cold is very threatening to them because they come from South and Central America which are places near the equator and always stay warm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Green iguanas do not originate in Florida, and authorities acknowledge that they came to the US accidentally stranded on transport ships.<\/p>\n<p>This invasive species can reach weights of 7.5 kg and 1.5 meters long.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami-Florida Weather Service commented on the phenomenon: &#8220;Iguanas are cold-blooded animals.  &#8220;When the temperature drops below 5 degrees C they become immobile, they can fall from the trees but they are not dead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iguanas are not the only animals being hit by the cold this winter.<\/p>\n<p>Last week thousands of fish were caught by the thermal shock on offshore farms in Greece when heavy snow covered the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bigGalleryBox\" id=\"g\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12 bgbC noPadding\">\n<div class=\"imageHolder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/eg-1.png\" class=\"img-responsive fullWidthImage\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/2022\/02\/01\/eshte-aq-ftohte-ne-florida-sa-iguana-te-ngrira-po-bien-nga-pemet-fotot\/?foto=2#g\" class=\"galleryNav galleryRight\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"current2 text-center\">\n<p>Iguanas have cooled so much in some parts of the US that they are falling from the trees where they stand.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"last\">\n<strong><\/p>\n<p>top channel<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\tvar ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Google Analytics\n\t\twindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n\t\tfunction gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n\t\tgtag('js', new Date());<\/p>\n<p>\t\tgtag('config', 'UA-7855069-1');<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Facebook\n\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n\t\t\tFB.init({\n\t\t\t\tappId      : '1715618661991455',\n\t\t\t\txfbml      : true,\n\t\t\t\tversion    : 'v2.10'\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t\tFB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n\t\t};<\/p>\n<p>\t\t(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s); 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