Most iguanas live in the Americas. But scientists have found evidence some floated to Fiji, likely snacking on their raft ...
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Iguanas Floated a Whopping 5,000 Miles From North America to Fiji on Rafts of Plants in a Record-Setting Trip, Study SuggestsSince most iguana species live in the Americas, biologists have long debated how they could have arrived on the remote ...
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Ancient Iguanas “Rafted” 5,000 Miles to Fiji, Study ShowsMillions of years ago, a band of intrepid iguanas boarded a floating vessel, and reached the remote Pacific island chain.
The humble iguana may have have pulled off an epic migration millions of years ago, traveling from the coast of today’s ...
Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas – thousands of miles and one giant ocean away from the collection of remote ...
The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...
The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.
Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji New genetics support the theory that iguanas voyaged to Fiji on ...
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