Marine Iguana Galapagos Islands

by Joan Carroll

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Marine Iguana Galapagos Islands

Artist

Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

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This marine iguana on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Islands seems to be giving a welcoming smile to our group. Or maybe this one in the Hannibal Lecter of the island. I didn’t get close enough to find out. Marine iguanas are found only in the Galapagos Islands. They have the unique ability to forage in the sea for algae, which is facilitated by their blunt snouts and sharp teeth. In between feeding bouts, they bask in the sun to warm up. Their dark coloration aids in heat absorption. Fun Fact: Early European visitors were repulsed by iguanas. “The [i]guanas are small, and of a sooty black, which, if possible, heightens their native ugliness. Indeed, so disgusting is their appearance, that no one on board could be prevailed on, to take them as food.” (Captain James Colnett, 1798. “The black Lava rocks on the beach are frequented by large (2–3 ft [0.6–0.9 m]), most disgusting, clumsy Lizards. They are as black as the porous rocks over which they crawl & seek their prey from the Sea. Somebody calls them 'imps of darkness'. They assuredly well-become the land they inhabit.” Charles Darwin, 1835.

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