¡ Hola clase ! (Hello class!) How many of you love animals? What about insects, like ants, spiders and bees? If you said yes to both of these questions, you are just like me! I love all animals. Today, I get to show you a really cool animal I found on the beach at Jaco, in Costa Rica. This animal is known as the black spiny-tailed iguana, which locals refer to as "garrobo."
The black spiny-tailed iguana is very long. You can't even see the full tail in this photo, that's how long it is! An adult male can grow up to 4 feet long. It might be almost as long as you! The black spiny-tailed iguana is black, brown and grey. It also has spines all the way down its back and tail. These characteristics explain how the iguana got its name: black, for its black bands, and spiny-tailedm since there are spines down its tail! Also, if you look at its claws, you can see it has super sharp nails.
At first, my friend saw it when he was walking down the beach. He ran back to tell me, but I didn't believe him. I followed him to this tree and there the iguana was. I was so shocked and fascinated by it. In Las Vegas, we have lizards but never ones this big! We even spotted a baby iguana on another tree right next to it.
