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The Grumpy Sunbather — Marine Iguana of the Galapagos

Anand Parameswaran2025-11-12T05:04:26+00:00

The Grumpy Sunbathers of the Galapagos

They call them dragons, and for once the exaggeration fits. On Fernandina Island, the ground itself seems alive — black lava heaving with hundreds of Galapagos Marine Iguana stacked in lazy piles like prehistoric logs. Galapagos Marine Iguana on Fernandina Island They don’t blink much. Nor do they move much. They just… exist....