We’ve already mentioned the marine iguana’s blunt snouts and sharp claws that allow them to feed. They’ve also developed webbed feet and a flattened tail, which help them swim and dive deep ...

Greg Lewbart is catching marine iguanas to study their unusual shrinking ... [Greg] Yeah, they're pretty fast. On the flat, I think I could outrun one--ha-- but on the rocks, no way.

“I enjoy them because they come across as very amiable and easygoing,” says Amy MacLeod, a conservation biologist at Leipzig University, who studies marine iguana populations. “They are ...

They’re marine iguanas and, with their bodies often intertwined ... to quickly reduce blood flow to irrigate only essential organs and so conserve both heat and oxygen; a flattened tail and strong ...

Sure, I love to see pelicans, albatross and hawks too, but my heart is with iguanas. If you’re a ... details include a laterally flattened tail that acts as a rudder for swimming, and a squared ...