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 live in the Americas – thousands of miles and one giant ocean away.
They thought maybe they scurried there through Asia or Australia before volcanic activity pushed the Fijian islands so far away.
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