Keep an eye out for marine iguanas on the Galápagos Islands. These underwater Godzillas are found nowhere else on Earth!

who studies marine iguana populations. “They are quite ungainly on land but very graceful in the water.” Surviving almost entirely on algae, these lizards, some of which grow longer than four ...

Hike through the dense forest to view tortoises and land iguanas in their natural habitat, and even catch a cactus finch using a prickly needle to catch bugs to snack on. Swim with penguins ...

These processes, together with the extreme isolation of the islands, led to the development of unusual animal life - such as the land iguana, the giant tortoise and the many types of finch - that ...

The pink iguana was first spotted by park rangers in 1986 and classified as a separate species to other land iguanas on the Galapagos in 2009, according to the Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT ...

Furthermore, Isabela's Wolf volcano is globally renowned as the exclusive habitat of the critically endangered pink Galápagos land iguana, making it a truly unique and vital conservation site.

I'd found a land iguana, endemic to this part of the archipelago, with scaly skin slouched around its bones and a grimacing mug only a mother could love, lounging in the arrivals terminal.

The Galápagos Islands are famous worldwide for their one-of-a-kind plants and animals. If you’re lucky enough to explore the islands yourself, be sure to keep an eye out for marine iguanas.