At bedtime, city lizards seek spots that mimic natural sites
The Hindu
Cities have changed the way we sleep and eat. And not just humans, but also birds, insects, mammals and reptiles
Just how well do urban lizards sleep at night when compared to their rural cousins? To find out, a team of scientists from the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, spent many a night in people’s backyards, empty lots and underdeveloped sites looking for sleeping lizards.
“Poking around in neighbourhoods at night with headlights and fancy camera equipment often drew a lot of attention from people and the police, and the team had to explain what they were doing on several occasions,” said Nitya Mohanty, one of the researchers.
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