Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji
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North American iguanas rafted 5,000 miles to colonize Fiji: Study
A subset of North American iguanas likely landed on an isolated group of South Pacific islands about 34 million years ago — having rafted some 5,000 miles from the West Coast of the faraway ...The Hill - 3d -
Iguanas probably floated to Fiji millions of years ago on record-breaking raft journey, scientists say
Lizards may have snacked on their raft of uprooted trees and plants on their months-long journey across the Pacific. Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji. Most modern-day iguanas ...The Guardian - 3d -
These Iguanas Got Carried Away and Ended Up in Fiji, 5,000 Miles From Home
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Tee Higgins, Bengals reach agreement on four-year, $115 million extension, per reports
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Report: DT Khyiris Tonga heading to Patriots on 1-year, $2.7 million deal
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Colts signing Charvarius Ward to three-year deal worth up to $60 million, per report
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