Today I wen to an iguana reserve. It was at a very fancy hotel where Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip went! I got to pet the iguanas. I got to hold them and even got to feed them. All iguanas have natural camouflage. The babies are light green like the leaves in the rain forest. The adults have striped tails unless it gets cut off. It grows back but it becomes just brown without stripes. Green iguanas all have three eyes! The third eye only sees black and white. It is used to look out for birds and located on the top of their head. Three iguanas I met are Stargazer, Ziggy, and Gnome. Stargazer is always on the ground because he is afraid of heights. He sleeps on his back like a dog! Something is wrong with his brain. Ziggy got her name because her body is zig-zaggy. She had a bone disease from not enough sunlight. Gnome is 9 years old. He gets to go to schools so kids can pet him. He is the nicest one. You should visit the Green Iguana Conservatory in San Ignacio, Belize. They are in danger! Some Belize people eat them but only the females. -Riley
Ziggy is on top of my head and I am holding Gnome in this picture. My mom and dad are each holding babies that don’t have names yet.
Stargazer:
Gnome:
The conservatory is located at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel. We had a great time at our visit.