May 17, 2018

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This western fence lizard, is easy to spot. This is a common problem for these lizards, which tend to sun themselves in open spaces. When a predator approaches, their first defense is to hide. If this fails, the western fence lizard may drop its tail in order to distract the predator and get away.

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This western fence lizard, is easy to spot. This is a common problem for these lizards, which tend to sun themselves in open spaces. When a predator approaches, their first defense is to hide. If this fails, the western fence lizard may drop its tail in order to distract the predator and get away.

This western fence lizard, is easy to spot. This is a common problem for these lizards, which tend to sun themselves in open spaces. When a predator approaches, their first defense is to hide. If this fails, the western fence lizard may drop its tail in order to distract the predator and get away.