I is for Iguana

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 My fourth grade teacher was an amazing woman. Her husband worked for the American Museum of Natural History, which had a research station in our community, studying local plants, animals and birds.

As you might expect, she loved  animals, loved teaching about animals.  So our class had a number of “pets”.

Including Iggy the Iguana.

Iguana is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.  Quite exotic for a classroom on Long Island in the 1960’s.  And we were all fascinated. 

So when I was in Colombia in December 2022, and I saw these guys, I couldn’t help but think about my fourth grade teacher.






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  1. John HoltonApril 10, 2024 at 9:32 AM

    How big are they? I remember they were a good size, not as big as the Gila monster, but still big...

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    1. songbird's crazy worldApril 10, 2024 at 2:23 PM

      These guys were big, about the size of the average house cat

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  2. Liz A.April 10, 2024 at 12:35 PM

    He's kinda ugly, isn't he? But I bet you all loved your 4th grade iguana.

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  3. Ronel Janse van VuurenApril 13, 2024 at 8:29 AM

    So cute!

    Ronel visiting for I: My Languishing TBR: I
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