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How Iguanas Got from North America to Fiji Millions of Years Ago
A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...
These Iguanas Got Carried Away and Ended Up 5,000 Miles From Home
Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...
After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record
There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji. Researchers have long ...
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Iguanas sailed one-fifth of the way around the world on rafts 34 million years ago
Ancient iguanas sailed around 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji by clinging to floating vegetation, new research ...
Scientists think they’ve finally figured out how iguanas got to Fiji
Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas – thousands of miles and one giant ocean away from the collection of remote ...
Iguanas Pulled Off ‘Crazy’ Record-Breaking Ocean Voyage, Scientists Say
The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.
North American iguanas rafted 5,000 miles to colonize Fiji: Study
A subset of North American iguanas likely landed on an isolated group of South Pacific islands about 34 million years ago — ...
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Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji
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 ...