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 
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MN NEHA NES 
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 
likeasaw. 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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