Fenomenul are loc atunci când temperaturile scad sub 10 grade Celsius, iar duminică s-au înregistrat chiar și -3,9 grade Celsius, în Florida. „Iguanele au sângele rece. Ele devin mai încete sau chiar complet imobile atunci când temperaturile scad sub 4… 9 Celsius. Pot cădea din copaci, dar nu sunt moarte”, a transmis, duminică, Serviciul Național de Meteorologie din Miami-South Florida, pe Twitter.
Cold-Stunned Iguana Patrol in South Florida thanks to @cbenavidesTV pic.twitter.com/NjCWBRMYHC
— Steve MacLaughlin (@SteveMacNBC6) January 30, 2022
Zoologul Stacey Cohen, expert în reptile la Grădina Zoologică Palm Beach, din Florida, a explicat fenomenul, la o televiziune locală.
„Corpurile lor încep, practic, să cedeze și își pierd funcțiile, astfel încât, atunci când sunt în copaci, pe ramuri, dormind și se face frig, își pierd capacitatea de a se agăța și încep să cadă destul de des”, a precizat zoologul.
Cele mai multe dintre reptile ar supraviețui, probabil, acestei perioade de imobilizare, dar temperaturile scăzute au reprezentat mereu o amenințare pentru supraviețuirea lor, a spus Cohen, precizând că un val de frig, din anul 2010, a distrus o mare parte din populația lor.
Statul american Florida este afectat de un val de frig, la fel ca și alte state din nord-estul SUA, unde a fost declarată stare de urgență din cauza temperaturilor scăzute, dar și a viscolului.
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