Marine iguanas have a nasal gland that filters excess salt from their blood and expels it in a sneeze-like fashion ...

Known as the world’s only marine lizard, it thrives in a habitat where land meets ocean, adapting remarkably to its island ecosystem. These iguanas spend much of their time basking on volcanic rocks ...

In 2016 the warm waters led to reduced amounts of the algae the larger marine iguanas forage for in the sea. The short, blunt nose of the marine iguana is adapted to feeding on algae that grow on ...