Their most remarkable behaviour is their ability to dive into the ocean to forage for algae. While most lizards are land-bound, marine iguanas are uniquely adapted to life in the sea, often diving ...

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 ...

Marine iguanas are unique in that they feed predominantly on the algae that grows on rocks near the shores of the Galapagos ...

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

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 ...