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a British rarity that bodybuilds its babies' eggs and turns neon green for romance
sex revealEgg temperature decides whether hatchlings become male or female
green machineMales flush emerald along their flanks for breeding season
legal VIPStrictly protected under UK and European law
sun poweredEggs incubate in warm sand, not on a parent
comeback kidCaptive breeding reintroduced them to vanished British heaths