How did iguanas get to Fiji? Chances are, they floated nearly 5,000 miles on vegetation rafts
Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...
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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 ...
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.