by Rich Leighton | Apr 28, 2020 | Florida, Herps, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
Unlike most land-dwelling vertebrates that have a pair of lungs, snakes have one long lung. MORE PHOTOS OF SNAKES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places that make North America so amazing. Posts include...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 28, 2020 | Florida Nature Photography, Herps, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
Most reptiles have 3-chambered hearts, but the heart of alligators, and all other crocodilians, has 4 chambers – a trait shared with mammals and birds. MORE PHOTOS OF ALLIGATORS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 13, 2019 | Florida Nature Photography, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
American Crocodile! Welcome to the next installment of a new series of nature photos that will be short & sweet, and all about the native and naturalized wildlife that is all around us with just one or two interesting nature facts that you might not know about. If...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 14, 2019 | Florida, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
American alligators have 78 to 82 teeth and may lose and replace 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime. MORE PHOTOS OF ALLIGATORS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places that make North America so amazing....
by Rich Leighton | Mar 30, 2019 | Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
Equipped with the most efficient heat receptors in the animal world, rattlesnakes distinguish not only direction of an object that differs in temperature from its background, but also distance, sensing changes of less than .001 degree Fahrenheit! MORE PHOTOS OF SNAKES...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 20, 2019 | Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
Mating season for the gila monster starts in spring. This also happens to be the nesting season for ground-nesting birds, who are their favorite prey item. Coincidence? We think not. MORE PHOTOS OF LIZARDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a...
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