Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds
Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...
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How did iguanas end up in Fiji? By raft
Most iguanas are indigenous to the Americas. So how did the Fijian species end up on the island, nearly 5000 miles away in ...
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Iguanas Sailed on ‘Natural Raft’ From North America to Fiji 34 Million Years Ago, Journey Stuns Researchers
This discovery not only sheds light on the resilience of iguanas but also highlights the broader role of overwater dispersal ...
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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
Iguanas inhabit tropical, subtropical and desert regions of the Americas—but surprisingly, they’re also found on a few ...
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Iguanas floated to Fiji millions of years ago on an unprecedented raft journey, scientists say
Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride ...
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These iguanas got carried away and ended up 5,000 miles from home
For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species ...
Iguanas likely crossed Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
But new research suggests that millions of years ago, iguanas pulled off the 5,000 mile (8,000 kilometer) odyssey on a raft ...
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Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds
The route from North America to Fiji might be the longest overwater journey by a non-human, land vertebrate species. The researchers say genetic evidence suggests the ancient iguanas might have ...