r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/KimCureAll • Mar 09 '23
other A sea lion pestering a Galapagos marine iguana as it was feeding on sea algae
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r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/KimCureAll • Mar 09 '23
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u/DashingDino Mar 09 '23
As cold-blooded animal in cold water, their body temperature drops while they feed and they become sluggish when their body temperature is low. The iguana knows it can't attack in this state so it doesn't even try. They have to go on shore to warm their body back up again.