Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis



At first glance, these unremarkable creatures seem like just another embarrassing hold over from the failed experiment of reptilian dominance we know as the age of dinosaurs. On a few more glances, however, it is clear to see that there may be more to these small greenish, brownish lizards. Sure they scuttle about and make a general nuisance without serving any particular gastronomical duty of which I'm aware but thanks to man's finest scientists, we may just have a use for them. It seems that their brains, while paling in comparison to ours as far as free verse poetry and rocketry are concerned, are incredibly useful for the study of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and the dreaded Tourette's Syndrome. While I disapprove of reptiles fastidiously rearranging sections of American forest or breaking out into swears during awkward mating attempts, it gives me some small comfort to know that we are learning more about our own magnificent species and how to improve ourselves at their loss.

Their size does not make them conducive towards making a hat although in theory one could do so out of a bushel or so of them although I cannot attest to the comfort or stylishness thereof.

I judge it: Worthy of Existence (until we have exhausted its use in the psychological field at which point, it's gumbo time)