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• y period in 1989, a crewdredged up two hundred headless, unplucked chickens, twenty-two beheaded ducks,and a collection of other sacrificed fauna, including cats, dogs, snakes, eels,turtles, pigeons, iguanas and pelicans.***

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• e for whom all the rest wa s made: this wo rld, this solar system, this galaxy, th e universe itself.” “True.” “Everyone in your culture knows that the world wasn’t created for jellyfish or salmon or iguanas or gorillas. It was created for man.” “That’s right.” Ishmael fixed me with a sardonic eye. “And this is not mythology?” “Well . . . the facts are facts.” “Certainly. Facts are facts, even when they’

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• e for whom all the rest wa s made: this wo rld, this solar system, this galaxy, th e universe itself.” “True.” “Everyone in your culture knows that the world wasn’t created for jellyfish or salmon or iguanas or gorillas. It was created for man.” “That’s right.” Ishmael fixed me with a sardonic eye. “And this is not mythology?” “Well . . . the facts are facts.” “Certainly. Facts are facts, even when they’

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• determinate growth.Proceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences, USA,98,9460–4.Christian, K. and Tracy, C. R. (1981). The effect of the thermal environment on the abilityof hatchling Galapagos land iguanas to avoid predation during dispersal.Oecologia,49,218–23.Clarke, A. (2004). Is there a universal temperature dependence of metabolism?FunctionalEcology,18,252–6.Clarke, A. and Fraser, K. P. (2004). Wh

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• he reptilianbrain, or ‘R-complex’, as scientists call it. A substance called ‘Pheromone’ issecreted and released by animals to detect members of the same species, and thepheromones in human women and iguanas are a chemical match. Carl Sagan, thegreat American cosmologist, wrote a book called The Dragons of Eden describingthe impact of reptilian genetics on human behaviour. He said that it was unwiseto ig

• netics. For instance,there is a substance called ‘pheromone’ secreted and released by animals to bedetected by members of the same species. The pheromones produced by human womenand those produced by iguanas are a chemical match. Reptilian genetics (waveforminformation fields) are employed for all this because reptilian character traits(perception and emotion programs) are genetic expressions of Archon c

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• called ‘pheromone’ secreted and released by animals to be detected by members of the same species. The pheromones produced by human women and those produced by iguanas are a chemical match. Reptilian genetics (waveform information fields) are employed for all this because reptilian character traits (perception and emotion programs) are genetic expressions of Archon

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• o idea about reptilian genetic influence on the human brain. A substance called ‘pheromone’ is secreted and released by animals to detect members of the same species and pheromones in human women and iguanas are a chemical match. Sagan said it was unwise to ignore the reptilian component of human nature because ‘... the model may help us understand what human beings are really about’. He particularly emp

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• o idea about reptilian genetic influence on the human brain. A substance called ‘pheromone’ is secreted and released by animals to detect members of the same species and pheromones in human women and iguanas are a chemical match. Sagan said it was unwise to ignore the reptilian component of human nature because ‘... the model may help us understand what human beings are really about’. He particularly emp

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• Forbidden knowledge 65 whole lives with tails. Pheromone is the substance secreted and released by animals so they can be detected by members of the same species. The pheromones in human women and iguanas are a chemical match. The tale of Adam and Eve is symbolic of what happened. An ancient Jewish text known as the Haggadah does not describe the reptile in the Garden of Eden as a snake, but as a two-

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• ca in 1826 on the HMS Beagle, a voyage that would last five years. Hedug up the fossilized skulls of giant extinct mammals and wondered how theyrelated to present-day mammals. He pondered why the sea iguanas of the GalápagosIslands, among all iguanas in the world, took to the ocean for their food. Herode on the backs of six-hundred-pound Galápagos tortoises (it’s easy to getthem going with the tap of a s

• would last five years. Hedug up the fossilized skulls of giant extinct mammals and wondered how theyrelated to present-day mammals. He pondered why the sea iguanas of the GalápagosIslands, among all iguanas in the world, took to the ocean for their food. Herode on the backs of six-hundred-pound Galápagos tortoises (it’s easy to getthem going with the tap of a stick, but much harder to keep from slipping

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• easts dwell on it, and precious things which men treasure up are found on it. The water now before us appears but a ladleful; yet extending our view to its unfathomable depths, the largest tortoises, iguanas, iguanodons, dragons, fishes, and turtles, are produced in it, articles of value and sources of wealth abound in it. 96 It is said in the Book of Poetry, "The ordinances of Heaven, how profound are t

• found pheasants,ostriches, gorillas, and squirrel monkeys that had died of ruptured aneurysms(caused by a copper deficiency), and there were lions, wolves, foxes, raccoons,woolly monkeys, alligators, iguanas, parrots who had reared baby animals of allkinds that had died of the manifestations and complications of osteoporosis suchas fractures, kidney stones and cystic calculi, and nutritional secondaryhyp

• rom consumption of oxidized oils in stored grains incombination with a magnesium deficiency and a shortage of antioxidants). Alsoosteoarthritis was a universal disease found in all species, including iguanas,ducks, flamingos, pheasants, sheep, llamas, monkeys, rhinos, and kangaroos(caused by calcium, magnesium, sulfur, and trace-mineral deficiencies).Wallach saw a constant stream of congenital birth defe

• llamas, bison, and wild sheep and goats.More complicated diets were put together from dog food designed for toy dogs.Cat food and laboratory mouse pellets were put together for shrews, marmosets,and iguanas. Large reptiles including snakes, alligators, and tortoises hadwhole rats or fish stuffed with cat food and multivitamins according to bodyweight.There were two pet projects that Perkins wanted to ge

• nd the Shedd Aquarium. Allanimals dying of what would be considered by most to be genetic or naturalcauses actually died of nutritional-deficiency diseases. For example, kidneystones in tortoises and iguanas were universal problems. The standard zoo dietsfor tortoises and iguanas were based on fruit, eggs, raw meat or fish, andlettuce with no addition of vitamins or minerals—certainly no calcium was adde

• st to be genetic or naturalcauses actually died of nutritional-deficiency diseases. For example, kidneystones in tortoises and iguanas were universal problems. The standard zoo dietsfor tortoises and iguanas were based on fruit, eggs, raw meat or fish, andlettuce with no addition of vitamins or minerals—certainly no calcium was added.Where did the calcium come from that was in the tortoise and iguana kid

• th Cystic Fibrosis. J Ky Med Assoc. 84(5): 222–224. 1986.Wallach, J.D.: Goitrogenic Hypothyroidism in Feeder Lambs.VM/SAC. 60:1051-1053.1965.Wallach, J.D. and Hoessle, C.: Hypervitaminosis D in Green Iguanas. JAVMA. 149:912–914. 1966.Wallach, J.D.: Degenerative Arthritis in a Black Rhino. JAVMA.151: 887–889.1967.Wallach, J.D. and Flieg, G.M.: Nutritional Secondary Hperparathyroidism inCaptive Psittacine

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• icit caretaking behaviour from humans, male and female alike. 208 This was certainly the case with Mikhaila, who was also occupied with the care of bearded dragons, gekkoes, ball pythons, chameleons, iguanas and a twenty-pound, thirty-two- inch-long Flemish Giant rabbit named George, who nibbled on everything in the house and frequently escaped (to the great consternation of those who then spied his impr

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• icit caretaking behaviour from humans, male and female alike. 208 This was certainly the case with Mikhaila, who was also occupied with the care of bearded dragons, gekkoes, ball pythons, chameleons, iguanas and a twenty-pound, thirty-two- inch-long Flemish Giant rabbit named George, who nibbled on everything in the house and frequently escaped (to the great consternation of those who then spied his impr

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• Read initiatio n. His hologram of lizard-like tongue and eyes produced the illusion that he was transforming into an Iguana. While in Mexico, I was always ordered to wait by rocks where the abundant Iguanas sunned before being "trance-ported" to my scheduled meetings with "his Royal Lizardry," the Lizard of Ahs.

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• their bodies on vertical fins in aggressive displays. On terra firma . In land animals, forelimb extension lifts the body's front end to more vertically imposing heights. Doing a pushup makes living iguanas and lizards, e.g., look "bigger" than they appear with their http://members.aol.com/nonverbal3/highstan.htm (1 of 2) [27/04/02 05:57:41]

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• est known North-American amphibian, Hynerpeton bassetti (365 m.y.a.), show that its hands and arms were strong enough to do a pushup akin to the aggressive press-up posture of lizards, basilisks, and iguanas. Hynerpeton's jointed elbows might have permitted the animal to extend its forelegs in what would have been Nonverbal World's first high-stand display . The mobile shoulder girdle and muscular foreli

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• n North-American amphibian, Hynerpeton bassetti (365 m.y.a.), show that its hands and arms were strong enough to do a pushup akin to the aggressive press-up posture of today's lizards, basilisks, and iguanas. Hynerpeton's jointed elbows might have permitted the animal to extend its forelegs in what would have been Nonverbal World's first high-stand display . A mobile shoulder girdle and muscular forelimb

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• iles . In reptiles, orienting involves a. refocusing of the sense organs, and b. freezing of the body's gross-motor movements. A slowed heart rate ( bradycardia ) has been observed, as well, e.g., in iguanas and in the death-feigning of hognose snakes (see BROADSIDE DISPLAY , Saurian size ). Mammals . The reptilian orienting pattern is present in mammals, where it is usually followed by c. a more active

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• Read initiatio n. His hologram of lizard-like tongue and eyes produced the illusion that he was transforming into an Iguana. While in Mexico, I was always ordered to wait by rocks where the abundant Iguanas sunned before being "trance-ported" to my scheduled meetings with "his Royal Lizardry," the Lizard of Ahs.

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• are people who live their whole liveswith tails.25 Pheromone is the substance secreted and released by animals so they can bedetected by members of the same species. The pheromones in human women andiguanas are a chemical match.26Look again at those figures at the start of the first chapter detailing the number ofplanets and stars that exist in the fraction of Creation we know about. The number oflife f

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• Read initiatio n. His hologram of lizard-like tongue and eyes produced the illusion that he was transforming into an Iguana. While in Mexico, I was always ordered to wait by rocks where the abundant Iguanas sunned before being "trance-ported" to my scheduled meetings with "his Royal Lizardry," the Lizard of Ahs.

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• cally, r.vith women or with men who have been friends or helpers to you. Do you think we lvould have any of that sort of emotion without the conditioning received at the breast? Take a look at hor'r' iguanas or othel' reptiles (who are not suckled) relate to each other, and make a guess about how many of the "cold, snaky bastards" you've met were either bottle-fed or nursed by mothers lr''ho had negative

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• SIX DO ZEBRAS GIVE BIRTH TO IGUANAS? In Which We Find a Wonderful New Argument Against the Possibility of Change or Evolution Tell the General, "Shit happens." -Captain Ron Does zoology include humans? -Mamie Earth habits die slowly, e

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• ome had faces like those of vultures and jackals. And some there were that had faces like those of cranes and pigeons and Kurus. And many amongst them had bodies like those of dogs and porcupines and iguanas and goats and sheep and cows. And some resembled mountains and some oceans, and some stood with uplifted discs and maces for their weapons. And some looked like masses of antimony and some like white

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• easts dwell on it, and precious things which men treasure up are found on it. The water now before us appears but a ladleful; yet extending our view to its unfathomable depths, the largest tortoises, iguanas, iguanodons, dragons, fishes, and turtles, are produced in it, articles of value and sources of wealth abound in it. 96 It is said in the Book of Poetry, "The ordinances of Heaven, how profound are t

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• Nor may my slaughtered body be The food of devotees like thee. These five-toed things a man may slay And feed upon the fallen prey; The mailed rhinoceros may die, And, with the hare his food supply. Iguanas he may kill and eat, 590 For a younger brother to marry before the elder is a gross violation of Indian law and duty. The same law applied to daughters with the Hebrews: “ It must not be so done in o

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• cal predicament. And don’t think that the cat is the only animal tha t can supply such power. I’ve had cats all my life — both big and little — and I love them dearly; but I’ve also had dogs, snakes, iguanas, crocodiles, rabbits, a capybara and a tarantula named Bruno, who died of old age, and they gave me more than I can ever repay. 9. Public Relations for Witches As a practicing witch, you must decide

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• INTERNAL ORGANS 38-39 A MENU AT GROUND LEVEL 40-41 REPRODUCTION 42-43 Reptiles: Background C olor plays a very important role in the life of iguanas and lizards. It helps to differentiate males and females, and when it is time to attract a mate, the mem b ers of the iguana family communicate b y showing b right colors, tufts of feathers, and fold

• males, and when it is time to attract a mate, the mem b ers of the iguana family communicate b y showing b right colors, tufts of feathers, and folds of skin. Another particularity that distinguishes iguanas is their covering of epidermal scales. In addition, like all reptiles, they are not capa b le of generating internal heat, so they depend on external factors to maintain their b ody temperature. For

• s. In addition, like all reptiles, they are not capa b le of generating internal heat, so they depend on external factors to maintain their b ody temperature. For this reason, you will frequently see iguanas lying stretched out in the sun. When it comes to their diet, most reptiles are carnivores, with the exception of some turtles, which are her b ivores. Reptiles are also characterized b y their total

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• s in the food chain. GREEN IGUANA Iguana iguana THIRD LEVEL SECOND LEVEL FIRST LEVEL PRODUCERS POISONOUS SNAKES BOAS CROCODILES SMALL BIRDS RODENTS CHAMELEON SMALL LIZARDS LAND TURTLES SNAILS INSECTS IGUANAS GAZELLES In the case of snakes that swallow their prey whole, digestion takes weeks and sometimes even months. Their gastric juices digest even the bones of their prey. Meta b olism

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• REPTILES AND DINOSAURS 47 Iguanas Iguanas belong to the largest New World group of reptiles and have the most complex design. They inhabit tropical regions of the Americas, including the forests of Mexico. They can change color durin

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• a marine iguana was 2.8 feet (0.85 m) per second, and it only maintained this pace for two minutes. The average speed for a marine iguana is a mere 1.5 feet (0.45 m) per second, and only the largest iguanas are strong enough to swim above the waves. 45 MINUTES UNDERWATER WITHOUT AIR is the maximum amount of time that a marine iguana can stay submerged while looking for food. CLAWS are longer and sharper

• ve the waves. 45 MINUTES UNDERWATER WITHOUT AIR is the maximum amount of time that a marine iguana can stay submerged while looking for food. CLAWS are longer and sharper than those of land- dwelling iguanas, allowing the animals to cling to rocks to avoid being swept away by waves. Intermediate Zone They walk or dive for food, depending on the tide level. Out of the wather They sun themselves on the coa

• in Colonies The marine iguana is native to the Galapagos Islands and is the only lizard that finds its food in the sea. It lives in colonies, which is a curiosity given the solitary behavior of other iguanas. When they are not feeding, marine iguanas stretch out on rocks to warm in the sun. Thousands may be seen on one area of the beach. However, their peaceful coexistence disappears during mating season

• the Galapagos Islands and is the only lizard that finds its food in the sea. It lives in colonies, which is a curiosity given the solitary behavior of other iguanas. When they are not feeding, marine iguanas stretch out on rocks to warm in the sun. Thousands may be seen on one area of the beach. However, their peaceful coexistence disappears during mating season when males fight aggressively over females

• . Since there is little space for the nests, thousands of females lay their eggs together. Each one can lay from one to six eggs, which are placed in a sandy burrow. Feeding Habits The largest marine iguanas eat seaweed in the water, but the smaller and younger ones do not. Although adult iguanas can dive to a depth of about 50 feet (15 m), in normal conditions they feed at low tide in dives that last le

• Each one can lay from one to six eggs, which are placed in a sandy burrow. Feeding Habits The largest marine iguanas eat seaweed in the water, but the smaller and younger ones do not. Although adult iguanas can dive to a depth of about 50 feet (15 m), in normal conditions they feed at low tide in dives that last less than 10 minutes. Young iguanas, however, stay out of the water because their body tempe

• but the smaller and younger ones do not. Although adult iguanas can dive to a depth of about 50 feet (15 m), in normal conditions they feed at low tide in dives that last less than 10 minutes. Young iguanas, however, stay out of the water because their body temperature could fall rapidly. They can only feed on seaweed that grows on exposed rocks and is deposited at high tide. Baltra Santa Cruz GALAPAGOS

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• ts natural habitat places it in critical danger of extinction. Status Habitat Size Critical Brazil 2.6 feet (80 cm) GOLDEN FER-DE-LANCE Bothrops insularis Since the 1970s, nearly 13 subpopulations of iguanas have disappeared. Only one important species of this family of iguana remains, living in an area of 5 square miles (13 sq km) on a privately owned island. Its main threats come from predators introdu

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• iratory system reptile, 39 sea turtle, 69 rhombic egg-eating snake, 78-79 Rinkhal's spitting cobra, 75 Rocky Mountain range, formation, 23 rosy boa, 33 S saliva, Komodo dragons, 49 salt gland, marine iguanas, 51 Sauria, 45 Saurischia (order), 9, 14 Gigantosaurus carolinii, 26-27 Sauropoda, 9, 19 Sauropodomorpha, 9, 14 scale growth, 39 snake identification, 77 Squamata reptiles, 33 tuataras, 37 types, 5 s

• nka, serpent mask, 4 staff of Asclepius, 83 Stegosauridae, 20-21 Stegosaurus, 9, 20-21 Suchomimus, 9, 24, 25 sucker, gecko toes, 53 Suriname, conservation practices, 88 swimming crocodiles, 56 marine iguanas, 51 marine turtles, 69 Swiss Alps, 22, 23 Jura mountain range, 16 synapsid, 12 T tail, 12 autotomic tail, 46, 52 fat storage, 47 R REPTILES AND DINOSAURS 101

• n and individualvariation in antipredator behavior of two species of desert lizards. Copeia,1994, 980–992.Burger, J. & Gochfeld, M. (1993). The importance of the human face in riskperception by black iguanas, Ctenosaura similis. Journal of Herpetology, 27,426–430.Burger, J., Gochfeld, M. & Murray, B. G., Jr. (1991). The role of a predator’seye size in risk perception by basking black iguana, Ctenosaura s

• n by basking black iguana, Ctenosaura similis. AnimalBehaviour, 42, 471–476.Burger, J., Gochfeld, M. & Murray, B. B., Jr. (1992). Risk discrimination of eyecontact and directness of approach in black iguanas (Ctenosaura similis).Journal of Comparative Psychology, 106, 97–101.Clark, C. W. (1994). Antipredator behavior and the asset-protection principle.Behavioral Ecology, 5, 159–170.Congdon, J. D., Vitt,

• counteract coloration differences in Iberian rocklizards. Behavioral Ecology, 20, 362–370.Christian, K. A. & Tracy, C. R. (1981). The effect of the thermal environment onthe ability of Galapagos land iguanas to avoid predation during dispersal.Oecologia, 49, 218–223.Clark, C. W. (1994). Antipredator behavior and the asset protection principle.Behavioral Ecology, 5, 159–170.Cooper, W. E., Jr. (1998). Risk

• ies have supported the hypothesis that gravidity temporarily constrainsescape capacity due to increased mass (Le Galliard et al. 2003[OEBPS_Text_part0025_split_001.xhtml#REFe-r-11.132]), gravid green iguanas(Iguana iguana) increase mechanical power, peak forces, step duration, and limbswing speed to compensate for the greater mass (Scales & Butler 2007[OEBPS_Text_part0025_split_001.xhtml#REFe-r-11.171]).

• tecture of the hind limb muscles of cats:Functional significance. Journal of Morphology, 173, 185–195.Scales, J. & Butler, M. (2007). Are powerful females powerful enough?Acceleration in gravid green iguanas (Iguana iguana). Integrative andComparative Biology, 47, 285–294.Schall, J. J. & Pianka, E. R. (1980). Evolution of escape behavior diversity.American Naturalist, 115, 551–566.Schmidt, A. & Fischer,

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• t it with a stick with lots of branches, that can stun it enough to allow you to catch it. Just don’t let a small lizard get anywhere near a tree – once it starts clambering up there, you’ve lost it. Iguanas are a very popular food in Central America, where they are known as chicken of the trees! But raw lizard meat is very tough. I’ve eaten small ones whole, but there’s a risk of parasites and salmonell

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• e Kafirs of Natal." MOT, vol. 4, no 115: 181-83. This brief article, written by Blackburn from accounts Thomas sent him from South Africa, first lists a variety of animals—birds, snakes, oxen, lions, iguanas, and anteaters—that are reported to be in some way lucky or sacred to different indigenous peoples in southern Africa. The ancient Zulu belief in "spirit snakes," for instance, is mentioned. More det

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• ich is abounding in the fragrance of patali-flowers and sandal, which is yielding abundantly the wealth and food grains, replete with ankola-trees, which is habitable for the cats, mongoose, rabbits, iguanas, jackals(hyenas), cakora-birds(partridge birds, supposed to feed on the moonbeams) and wolfs is considered to be auksha bhumi(cow-land). This kind of land is of the nature of nourishing the qualities

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• of these are still an important part of the Zapotec diet, supplementing beef, pork, chicken, and all manner of fish. The Foro Ecológico (Ecological Forum) has begun a program of breeding and raising iguanas to bring their numbers back to the abundance of an earlier time. Foro personnel also instruct Juchitecos on how to raise their own iguanas.Tame or TownCultivated land, the town, domestic animals (cow

• cological Forum) has begun a program of breeding and raising iguanas to bring their numbers back to the abundance of an earlier time. Foro personnel also instruct Juchitecos on how to raise their own iguanas.Tame or TownCultivated land, the town, domestic animals (cows, pigs, cats, dogs, domesticated birds such as chickens and turkeys), Western medicine, cultivated flowers usually

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• ec paintings turn on the balance between wild and tame, of the wild and of the town, individual, and community. In the specific symbols, they also embody the tension between wet and dry. Birds, fish, iguanas, and toads both surround human figures and are part of them. Women have bird heads, become fish, and metamorphose into iguanas. Men in black hats are dogged by ominous black birds. Painters transgres

• symbols, they also embody the tension between wet and dry. Birds, fish, iguanas, and toads both surround human figures and are part of them. Women have bird heads, become fish, and metamorphose into iguanas. Men in black hats are dogged by ominous black birds. Painters transgress the boundaries between wild and tame all the time. There are very few “homely” paintings, no com-munal dance scenes as in Bru

• ec art tend to be animals of the wild, and mostly but not exclusively animals that are the favorites of autochthonous peoples—snakes, fish, toads, bats, the trickster, and sexual icon rabbit or hare, iguanas, birds, especially the bere lele, but also the ubiquitous zanate. Insects and shellfish were the favorites of Toledo—wasps, scorpions, grasshoppers, crickets, crabs, and shrimp. When “domestic” anima

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• the invitation to the 2001 Vela Pineda. At the top center of the drawing is the face of a Juchiteca wearing the white starched lace headdress in the manner one uses for church. She is flanked by two iguanas. Beneath her is a turtle facing upward. The turtle is flanked by four frangipani blossoms each attached to their leaf. It is a remarkable incorporation of all the significant Zapotec imagery. These i

• af. It is a remarkable incorporation of all the significant Zapotec imagery. These images are not pan-Mexican; they are specifically Zapotec, images of an autochthonous people—turtles, toads, snakes, iguanas. These are images that signify emergence from the earth and a return to it. The Young Corn God who is sacrificed and returns to life appears in many forms, in paintings, and on house murals.In the sa

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• fers to an autoch-thonous emergence is even greater and more likely to still be an active principle. Associated with an emergence from the earth origin are creatures such as turtles, snakes, lizards, iguanas—animals of the wild whose primary quality is wetness.Geographic and climatological factors also contribute to basic organizing principles. Water is essential to human survival, but water that is pred

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• , 67nhoney, 195horchata, 29, 46, 64, 89, 174, 195hot and cold, 4, 12n, 109household, 74household altars, 26–28. See also home altarsHumphreys, Sarah C., xxviii, 10, 28Huntington, Richard, 5–6icaco, 13iguanas, 15, 19, 20illness, 109, 206incense, 9, 39, 84, 86, 91, 92, 149n; and Day of the Day, 118, 123, 125, 133; during the forty days of mourning, 40, 48, 80; during Holy Week, 149n, 154–55, 170; during th

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• ng llamas with pack bags full of conch shells (Figs.1-4, 16, 3 1, 32), and the large number of conch shellsdrawn in the background, suggest that considerablenumbers of shells are involved. Since both iguanasand conch shells are native to the coast of Ecuador,and not to the north coast of Peru, Iguana may havean inherent association with conch shells.The importation of conch shells from Ecuador toPeru is

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• people 1020 AtTeabo(128) And Bitun Ch'een (129); They came from Pikal (130); The well had been named By their constables. 1025 Then they went to Poc Huh (131), the name of the well, And they roasted iguanas. Then they went to Mani (132) And purchased pinole, they told them. Then they came to Tz'am (133) 1030 And soaked for three days. Then they went to Ticul ( 134), To Zac Luum Ch'een ( 135), And Ix Toh

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• m caves—as well as all the products of theearth that people use—trees cut to build houses, mud used for walls, limestoneforlime,andsoon.In Zinacanteco belief, the Earth Owner rides on a deer and uses iguanas asblinders for his mount and a snake for a whip. The shell of a land snail is hispowder horn for making skyrockets and shooting his shotgun, both of which arethe bolts of lightning. It follows that o

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• ), an unusual type of animal headband, an iguana (figs. 7.22, 7.23), and the mushroomlike visionary head emanations (fig. 7.24). The iguana headband (figs. 7.22, 7.23) is an intriguing choice in that iguanas have a third eye that is barely covered by a thin membrane in their foreheads known as the pineal foramen (Rodríguez Schettino 1999: 22), making a powerful analogy with a visionary’s enhanced interna

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• imals were attracted, notably foxes and deer, both of which are significant in Moche art and can still be found in the area. Monkeys, jaguars and pumas (and other, smaller felines), boa constrictors, iguanas, parrots, and macaws were common in some places. There is still an occasional constrictor or parrot. Writing in the sixteenth century, the Spaniard Pedro de Cieza de León (1959 [1550, 1553]:316–321)

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• an imitator, they could do so: some portrayals of an owl-human sac-rificer clearly show a mask over a human face (Benson 1972: Figs. 3–9; Bourget 1994a: Fig. 5.24). Wild animals—felines, foxes, deer, iguanas, fish, and birds—are often anthropomorphized in Moche art, whereas domesticated llamas and dogs appear to never be humanized. Ducks, however, are humanized; although the Muscovy duck (Cairina moscata

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• hich of these three are superior; and then the large 'Lizard' or 'Crocodilian-like' saurian bipeds or Reptiloids; a dark large-muzzled 5 ft. tall [approx.] race that are sometimes referred to as the 'Iguanas' -- a satanic 'priest' class of human-sized reptiloids that have been seen wearing dark hooded robes and seem to be a cross between the tall Reptiloids and the smaller Grays; a race of 'frog-faced' a