"Jesus Christ" Lizard Walks On Water (VIDEO)

The miracle of being able to walk on water has extended beyond just biblical description. Recently released high-definition, slow motion footage from the BBC shows a small, brown basilisk lizard in Belize walking--well, more like running--across the surface of a pond.

The nicknamed "Jesus" or "Jesus Christ" lizards are able to stay upright because they run so fast across the water.

Simon Blakeney, a producer who had filmed the lizard for the BBC told Matt Walker from BBC Earth News, "Because [the lizards] run so fast they create a bubble as their feet hit the water and then they push off from this bubble before it bursts," says Blakeney.

By balancing and pushing off from these bubbles, the lizard is able to "walk" on water.

Check out some earlier incredible footage of the Jesus Christ lizard from National Geographic.

The new slow motion footage will air on the BBC on Monday Oct 19th.

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Comments

[SAMRIOGLU Export]

04:53 AM on 10/20/2009

Very impressed. It's technic can be used in military forces

[Thinklongterm]

10:51 PM on 10/13/2009

Good lord!

[wikwox]

07:13 PM on 10/13/2009

Gotta get a few a them rascals and release 'em local.Shou­ld be fun.

[InedaName]

07:06 PM on 10/13/2009

This is news? I saw the Jesus Lizard at Irving Plaza in the mid-90s. The lead singer used to do this thing called the "shiny shiny".

[ILuvBubbles]

06:58 PM on 10/13/2009

I've heard certain spiders and mosquito's can walk on water, holy cow batman!

[caveman1313]

06:51 PM on 10/13/2009

the lizard has been nominated for next year's nobel peace prize.

he can also read from a teleprompt­er

[ILuvBubbles]

06:57 PM on 10/13/2009

Maybe Jebus was a lizard!

[wikwox]

07:12 PM on 10/13/2009

Well Thank Ya Jeebus!

[Progressiveama]

12:47 AM on 10/14/2009

unlike Bush who wasn't and couldn't..­..........­he needed no teleprompt­er though, all that he ever said was.......­."Watch out!! The TERRERISTS ER COMING, THE TERRERISTS ER COMING!!"

[caveman1313]

06:50 PM on 10/13/2009

also called the obama lizard

[DarkSpeed]

06:26 PM on 10/13/2009

Don't insult the lizard.

[SpaceboySD]

06:35 PM on 10/13/2009

Good point! This lizards ancestors had been doing this LONG before anyone had even heard of "Big Daddy, JC, and the Spook's" alleged shenanigan­s. The lizard community should sue for defamation of character!

[oceanofconsciousness]

06:11 PM on 10/13/2009

the lizard also supports gay rights and a woman's right to choose. he really IS jesus!

[Progressiveama]

12:44 AM on 10/14/2009

so, he isn't a righwinger

[TomR]

06:10 PM on 10/13/2009

Look out Darwin fish, I think the Jesus fish car ornament just got a new competitor­. Brought to you by Geico.

- Tom

[oceanofconsciousness]

06:09 PM on 10/13/2009

Jesus Christ, that's amazing!

[dentuso]

05:43 PM on 10/13/2009

Turn that pond into wine and I'll be impressed.

[ScienceFTW]

05:38 PM on 10/13/2009

David Icke was right - Jesus was part of the master lizard race.

[FINN76]

05:22 PM on 10/13/2009

I am the Jesus Christ Lizard... I can do ANYTHING!!­!!

[cirrus9]

07:24 PM on 10/13/2009

Hello Mother, I'd like to splash you?

[SpaceboySD]

05:02 PM on 10/13/2009

Even though this story is not exactly a revelation to many of us, it's worth seeing again just to watch all the bible-thum­pers flip their wigs over this little guys nickname.

Wait til they hear about "The Virgin Mary Shark" (in about 20-30 years)!

http://blo­g.bioethic­s.net/2008­/10/lonely­-virgin-ma­ry-shark-p­roves-her-­species-do­esnt/

Science is neat!