Marine iguanas, as in the name, are unique lizards that feed exclusively in the ocean! Read here to learn how and why this is ...

Some iguanas are natural swimmers. Discover which species dive, hold their breath, and even forage in the ocean.

Most lizards are land lovers, but not this one. The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) has evolved to thrive on both ...

The only species of marine lizard, these animals evolved from land iguanas about 4.5 million years ago and can be found in the Galapagos Islands. Despite the name, they spend a lot of their time on ...

Nearly 14,000 volunteers took part in the citizen science project Iguanas from Above, helping to count endangered Galapagos ...

Jan. 2001 oil spill off the Galapagos killed few animals at the time, but study found massive deaths of marine iguanas within a year.

Marine iguanas are quickly climbing my rankings of my favourite animals." According to Wikipedia, the marine iguana is an iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands that has the ability, unique among ...

A marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is seen in Tortuga Bay at Santa Cruz Island, part of the Galapagos archipelago in Ecuador, on June 26, 2023. Unusually warm for this time of year, the waters ...

Warming oceans affect the food sources of many of the seagoing animals in the Galapagos. Marine iguanas — one of many species that are endemic, or unique, to the Galapagos — have a harder time ...