Reptiles – Part 3

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Vision Reptiles have a well-developed and keen sense of vision. They have a similar eye structure to birds and mammals, with a lens, retina and cornea. Blind snakes and Worm snakes have only rods for light-sensitive cells on the retina, while most other reptiles have rods and cones and can detect colour to some extent. […]

Reptiles – Part 2

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Biology and behavior   No species of reptile migrates. This is because reptiles are adapted for sitting tight and waiting for conditions to change. As the environment becomes colder, reptile’s decrease in body temperature. This causes their metabolic rate to decrease, and reptiles therefore become inactive until the temperature increases again. They hibernate in the […]