Male lizards do push-ups just to get attention
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 15:07
in Psychology & Sociology
Grabbing someone's attention from a distance is a challenge, particularly under noisy conditions but, according to a new study, anole lizards have devised a successful "look at me" technique: They perform multiple full body, four-legged push-ups to get their fellow lizards to turn their heads.
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