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Kelika
11-1-2009 2:42 PM
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11-2-2009 3:27 AM
mcsmithblack
Actually, iguanas have a third eye as well, located at the top of their heads. The only thing the eye perceives is light and dark. Might be handy for flying predators?
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                          The bug-eyed <B>aye-aye</B>, which has been driven to the brink of extinction thanks to its status as an omen of death, feeds in the dead of night. But don't be afraid: the little lemur, a native of Madagascar, prefers tree grubs to human fare.
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