Original air date: 19 October 2009
The timeline above shows how the programme progresses
Selected material
Being cold blooded reptiles need to warm up
Instead of escaping into the shelter of the leaves of the trees the lizard does the exact opposite, makes a run for it on the surface of the water. It is so light and fast it can run on water, consequently its other name Jesus Christ lizard.
Standing or walking on water
It can stand or walk on water
Chameleon’s versatile skin
Cheating
One male stealing heat from the rest
A male latecomer to the bunch cheats the warming-up process by implying he is female, therefore having the already-warmed-up males crawling all over him so he can steal heat from them. The video shows him gradually warming up to their temperatures.