Did you know that most lizards have exceptionally good colour vision? During the mating season, many species develop breeding colours. Based on the intensity of these colours, females are able to assess the health of a given male, allowing them to choose more easily. Colours also play a decisive role during rivalry between males, often determining which individual is more dominant. However, if two animals in roughly equal condition encounter one another, their assessment may escalate into physical fighting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did you know that most lizards have exceptionally good colour vision? During the mating season, many species develop breeding colours. Based on the intensity of these colours, females are able to assess the health of a given male, allowing them to choose more easily. Colours also play a decisive role during rivalry between males, often<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":6199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1547],"tags":[1549,1586,1588,1590],"class_list":{"0":"post-6594","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fun-facts","8":"tag-fun-facts","9":"tag-lizard","10":"tag-reptiles","11":"tag-vision"},"yoast_head":"\n