Galapagos Marine Iguana
by Joan Carroll
Title
Galapagos Marine Iguana
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
The marine iguana or Galápagos marine iguana is a species of iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). Unique among modern lizards, it is a marine reptile that has the ability to forage in the sea for algae, which makes up almost all of its diet. The short, blunt nose is well-adapted to feeding on algae growing on rocks. Due to the high concentration of salt in their diet, marine iguanas filter their blood at the nose and sneeze out the excess salt, often forming salt crystals on the snout. You do not want your camera lens in the path of that sneeze! In between foraging trips in the cold water, the iguanas sunbathe in colonies on rocky shores absorbing heat with their black scales until they have enough energy to swim out to sea to forage.. There are several very similar subspecies, each from different islands. This one was photographed on Genovesa Island where the iguanas are relatively small.
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