Run for Your Life

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You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.
โ€“ Margaret Thatcher

One of my delights is finding and presenting special, short videos.ย  This month’s is about the Galapagos Islands Marine Iguanas.ย  While they live on rocks above the ocean, babies hatch inland. There, racer snakes await the once-a-year feast of newborns. While the predators canโ€™t see very well, they can detect movement. Of this infantโ€™s first moment, the narrator says, โ€œIf the hatchling keeps its nerve [stands still], it may just avoid detection.โ€

Here are comments from the millions whoโ€™ve seen thisย BBC Earthย series clip:

  • I watched this so many times, only to realise today that it’s real. I always thought it was a made up story it’s absolutely amazing the snakes are so fast, I have never seen snakes [slither] this fast in my life.
  • It is quite literally a scene out of someone’s worst nightmare. Whoever shot this recorded pure cinematic legendary genius. Absolutely enthralling.
  • It’s crazy how the newborn iguana instinctively knew to stand still even though there was a snake passing by right in front of it.
  • This left me more on the edge of my seat than any blockbuster I’ve seen in the last few years. Life itself truly writes the best stories. The footage, editing and music of this video was absolutely on point.
A hatchling Iguana’ must outrun racer snakes. The first and last survival test for many of these newborns. Length: 4 minutes, 26ย seconds.

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Sandra Gould Ford

Sandra Gould Ford is an author, educator and former steelworker who presents arts experiences to encourage, refresh, enrich creative thinking and inspire. She belongs to the Authorโ€™s Guild and Science Fiction Writers of America and is a former member of the American Society of Media Photographers. For more information, visit her web site: SandraGouldFord.com.

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