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Iguanas floated to Fiji millions of years ago on an unprecedented raft journey, scientists say
Most iguanas live in the Americas. But scientists have found evidence some floated to Fiji, likely snacking on their raft ...
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 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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How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji
LAMBERT: The other idea is that Fiji and Iguanas got there much more gradually. Over many generations, iguanas from the ...
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Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
Initially, they thought Fiji might be a bit too far for such a ... "If you had to pick a vertebrate to survive a long trip on a raft across an ocean, iguanas would be the one," said study author ...