![]() ![]() It’s not really a sneeze, but seems that way - the marine iguanas expel the salt they ingest while swimming, and it come out like wet snot. When I first saw the mess of marine iguanas on Isla Fernandina, I crouched down to admire how cool they looked and take a few pictures. ![]() I was unable to watch them eating algae and seaweed as I couldn’t see anything without prescription goggles when snorkeling, so I missed out on that sight. They have a shorter face with a hard shield on the top of their head for protection along with long claws to hold onto rocks in currents and sharper teeth than their land cousins. The marine iguanas are smaller than the land iguanas in the Galapagos, but they have longer tails to propel them through the water. This one definitely looks ready to stomp on a model of Tokyo Yes, they really do look like baby Godzilla, stomping on miniature cities and causing havoc. These reptiles are beautiful to those who appreciate the lizard life, or to those who like the newer iteration of Godzilla as they were the model for the destroyer of Tokyo. The heron in the background is looking for a snack Upon arrival and seeing the mess of marine iguanas (yes, “mess” is the collective modifier for a group of iguanas), our naturalists searched for a path around them without disturbing the nesting grounds or accidentally stepping on marine iguanas that so easily blend with the rocky landscape. One of the first marine iguanas I saw next to some mangrovesĪs we were in the Galapagos during mating/hatching season, it was necessary to be a little more careful walking around. This was the first close encounter with these amazing creatures. These amazing reptiles were found around most of the islands, but there were far more on Isla Fernandina at Punta Espinosa, which we visited on the third day of the Lindblad Expedition. One of my favorite animals to see around the Galapagos was the marine iguana, an endemic species only found in the archipelago. ![]()
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