WHAT’S IN A NAME?
A mess of iguanas
THE REFERENCE OF ‘A MESS’ IS TO THEIR social behaviour. In the wild, iguanas are typically social creatures living in colonies that can number as many as several hundred. As they lie intertwined they can be difficult to identify individually and hence appear collectively as a mess. Although they can behave aggressively with one another, most commonly during mating season, they generally get along.
Living World
Tom Heap meets the Critically Endangered rock iguana of the Caribbean