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Miami Herald
Miami Herald
National
Madeleine Marr

Iguanas can go into a ‘state of torpor’ in cold weather. Florida warns about attacks

MIAMI — When people get too cold in Florida, they can order some churros. When iguanas get too cold, they can go into a catatonic state and drop frozen-stiff from the trees.

And with an arctic cold front blasting much of the country, and alarmingly low temperatures moving closer to the Sunshine State, Floridians may see some frozen iguanas plop into their yards and onto their patios.

The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory for Saturday morning, with temperatures forecast in the 40s and feeling even colder.

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