Jesus Christ Lizard | National Geographic

some young Costa Rican
Basilisk lizards are looking for food
basilisks had been nicknamed the Jesus
Christ lizard why this adult male
probably the father of the young lizards
can’t tell us nor can this female
exclusive property of the territorial
male it has nothing to do with the
feeding habits of the basilisk which
consists primarily of insects and
berries this predatory reptile will help
reveal the secret as it stalks the young
basilisk
the basilisk is called the Jesus Christ
lizard because it can walk Pam well
really run on water
it bicycles its hind legs and the tail
becomes a counterweight we can’t know
what the snake is thinking it it really
want to eat the lizard or did it just
want to show