Loving elephants and whales is easy. But most people who really care about nature started with an animal they could see with their own eyes, close to home. Every creature in your yard has a job, and once you tune in, you will find real-life dramas playing out there every day. In much of the United States, the star of the show is the Green Anole. These lizards are only six to eight inches long, but they have enormous personalities. A male patrols his fence rail or wall and flashes the bright pink flap of skin under his chin, called a dewlap, to announce that this fencepost is his.
This lesson is part of Certified Junior Herpetologist. Enrollment is self-paced, with no deadline to finish (about 30 hours).
