AN AGGRESSIVE IGUANA 



of attack with a peculiar sinister look " ; the sinister 

 character of this offensive gaze seems to be due to the 

 fact that the reptile does not move its eyes at all, but 

 turns its head with decision and deliberation towards 



IGUANA LIZARD. 



the foe, following his movements with a fiercely prepared 

 aspect. When it does attack the attack is often made 

 with the tail, the serrated crest of which causes it to cut 

 like a saw. Arboreal though the iguana is for the greater 

 part of its days, it does occasionally leave its tree. This 

 occurs_especially during the breeding season, when the 



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