Behold Australia’s frilled-neck lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), a reptile famous for its oversized neck flap! This appendage stands to attention like a satellite dish around this critter’s head when it feels threatened. To deter attackers, this lizard also hisses intensely—and if that doesn’t do the trick, it may turn to another time-tested strategy: running!

Photo: Miklos Schiberna, PD, Wikimedia Commons

via amnhnyc



The lizard will flee from a foe with wild abandon, legs churning and mouth agape in almost comical fashion, until it reaches the safety of the nearest tree.

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A photo of a frilled-neck lizard. The animal is facing the viewer with its mouth open. Around its neck is a huge circular flap of flesh, its frill, which is standing taut at attention.
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