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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 Suggests
Since most iguana species live in the Americas, biologists have long debated how they could have arrived on the remote ...
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 ...
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Near-death experience inspires businessman to build mini private hospital in Suva
A near death experience in 2022 and the difficulties people face in accessing medical care in Fiji has inspired Island Group ...
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Ancient Iguanas “Rafted” 5,000 Miles to Fiji, Study Shows
Millions of years ago, a band of intrepid iguanas boarded a floating vessel, and reached the remote Pacific island chain.
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Iguanas floated to Fiji millions of years ago on an unprecedented raft journey, scientists say
A new analysis conducted by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of San Francisco (USF) ...
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 ...
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 — ...