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Giuliano ColosimoNew paper titled "A genomic perspective on the origins, evolution and adaptation of Galapagos iguanas" is currently under revision, but it is also available as pre-print here: <a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.13.648612v1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.13.648612v1</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#evolution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iguanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iguanas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/galapagos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#galapagos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NatureEcologyEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NatureEcologyEvolution</a>

earthling<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@photography</a> Rescued baby iguanas are seen in a cardboard box, in an office of the Ministry of Environment in San Jose, May 25, 2015. Officers from the national police force of Costa Rica rescued 81 iguanas that had been confined to a box at a hotel in San Jose. The Ministry of the Environment rehabilitated the iguanas to a natural habitat. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnimalPoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AnimalPoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnimalRescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AnimalRescue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iguanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iguanas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostaRica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostaRica</a>

Rasta<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Iguanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iguanas</a> on the remote islands of Fiji may appear to live chill lives, but according to new research they had to work for it: by floating across thousands of miles of ocean on vegetation in the last 30 million years or so.<a href="https://gizmodo.com/iguanas-pulled-off-crazy-record-breaking-ocean-voyage-scientists-say-2000576890" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gizmodo.com/iguanas-pulled-off-crazy-record-breaking-ocean-voyage-scientists-say-2000576890</a> The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.

Steve Dustcircle 🌹<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iguanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iguanas</a> Floated a Whopping 5,000 Miles From <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthAmerica</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiji</a> on Rafts of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plants</a> in a Record-Setting Trip, Study Suggests<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/iguanas-floated-a-whopping-5000-miles-from-north-america-to-fiji-on-rafts-of-plants-in-a-record-setting-trip-study-suggests-180986261/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/iguanas-floated-a-whopping-5000-miles-from-north-america-to-fiji-on-rafts-of-plants-in-a-record-setting-trip-study-suggests-180986261/</a>

Glyn MoodyIguanas probably floated to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fiji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fiji</a> millions of years ago on record-breaking raft journey, scientists say - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/iguanas-probably-floated-to-fiji-millions-of-years-ago-on-record-breaking-raft-journey-scientists-say" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/iguanas-probably-floated-to-fiji-millions-of-years-ago-on-record-breaking-raft-journey-scientists-say</a> clever old <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iguanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iguanas</a>

The Japan TimesTaiwan began culling iguanas nearly 10 years ago and this year's target has been set at more than 100,000. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/17/asia-pacific/taiwan-bounty-hunters-iguanas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/17/asia-pacific/taiwan-bounty-hunters-iguanas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asiapacific</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invasivespecies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iguanas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iguanas</a>

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