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How did iguanas end up in Fiji? By raft
Most iguanas are indigenous to the Americas. So how did the Fijian species end up on the island, nearly 5000 miles away in ...
University of California14d
Iguanas floated to Fiji millions of years ago on an unprecedented raft journey, scientists say
The other species in the genus is native to Santa Catalina Island ... with earlier theories of the origin of the Fiji iguanas ...
FBC News14d
Low survival rate challenges Fiji’s 30 million tree initiative
The Forestry Ministry has invested $10 million in the 30 Million Trees in 15 Years initiative, planting 19 million trees ...
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Some 31 million years ago, these iguanas rafted over 5,000 miles of ocean
“You could imagine some kind of cyclone knocking over trees where there were a bunch of iguanas and ... has recently ...
How did iguanas get to Fiji? Chances are, they floated nearly 5,000 miles on vegetation rafts
Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...
The New York Times17d
These Iguanas Got Carried Away and Ended Up 5,000 Miles From Home
By Asher Elbein For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an ... use for hitching a ride across oceans on uprooted trees or tangles of plants — has long been recognized ...