A zookeeper's burnt lunch revealed a lizard's secret survival skill

Environment Animals Wildlife A zookeeper's burnt lunch revealed a lizard's secret survival skill Australia's sleepy lizards know to go when they smell smoke. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Millions of years of evolution have taught some reptiles the importance of the old adage, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." Take the sleepy lizards () of Australia. Researchers at Macquarie University found that these small, stubby-tailed reptiles become agitated after catching a whiff of something burning.