Behold the chuckwalla, a nice big lizard. The one in the video is enjoying a feast of chopped vegetables and cheeses that some thoughtful human provided him.
The chuckwalla lives in North America’s hottest deserts, where it eats bits of cactus. The chuckwalla is edible for human beings, a fact which has occasionally saved a life. When threatened, this lizard ducks into a crack in the rock and inflates himself, making it just about impossible to pull him out.
God creates the darnedest things. He creates them for His own pleasure. There aren’t enough people who get lost in the desert to justify the trouble of creating the chuckwalla. This lizard can be domesticated, but then you have the trouble of keeping him hot enough. Like most members of the iguana family, the chuckwalla is smart enough to adjust to you and become friendly with you.
No scientific committee would have ever conceived of a large, edible lizard whose primary defense is self-inflation. Science fiction writers never thought of it. For really cool ideas that no one else ever had, you have to go to God.
And this is Mr. Nature signing off… Enjoy your Sabbath rest, everybody.
Amen to that! God’s creations really are wondrous and inspiring.
We have enjoyed the company of a Bearded Dragon at our house for the past 5 yrs. She is always fun to watch.
I’d love to have a beardie, but I can’t trust the heating system in this apartment anymore. I had an iguana for 17 years, but he was experienced enough so that he could always find a warm place. (If you check the Archives you will find my tribute to him.)
I’m amazed by how tiny the bearded dragons start out, and how big they grow.
Ours lives in a large tank with heating lamps to stay warm. My daughter takes her out for limited amounts of time. She can’t roam free in our house because we also have cats. That would not end well.
My iguana had a cat for a friend, but the other cat in the house was not his friend and he wouldn’t let her come into my room.
I learned something new reading this. That’s so cool! I want one!
I love teaching about God’s awesome creation! And Chuck here is a really good example. Check out my series sometime, Chuck is in there too. God Bless!