Writer's Block: Nature Gone Wild

Nov 13, 2008 10:27

Male Seahorses carry their unorn babies; all polar bears are left-handed; snakes can see through their eyelids; andcrocodiles always grow new teeth to replace old ones that fall out.

But I think this is a strange and interesting animal fact::



4. Leaping Lesbian Lizards!

Officially named Cnemidophorus uniparens, these American desert lizards reproduce despite the fact that they’re all female. Interestingly, some of them simulate sexual acts (above, left) with each other just like male and female lizards, and it’s been discovered that when they do they reproduce more successfully than their abstemious sisters.

Now I've heard everything...

nature, weird facts, animals, writer's block

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