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If it's below 40 degrees in South Florida, the forecast calls for falling iguanas

  • Written by Frank Mazzotti, Professor, University of Florida
Beware cold-stunned 'chicken of the trees.'AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

As temperatures were dipping this week, the National Weather Service issued freeze warnings for much of Florida and Georgia, adding a warning in South Florida for “falling iguanas.” University of Florida wildlife ecologist Frank Mazzotti explains the physiology of cold...

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