Marine Iguana Facts: the ONLY Living SEA LIZARD 🦎 Animal Fact Files

The marine iguana is the only living lizard that actively forages in the sea. Learn more marine iguana facts on this Animal Fact Files episode! Scientific Name: Amblyrhynchus cristatus Range: Galapagos Islands Habitat: Rocky beaches, tidal waters Size: 2-5 feet (60-150 cm) long Diet: mostly red and green algae, also insects, crustaceans, some terrestrial plants Threats: hawks and herons as well as introduced predators such as cats, dogs, rats, and pigs Lifespan: 10 years on average 🦎 MORE IGUANA FACTS ON ANIMAL FACT FILES 🦎 Green Iguana Facts -    • Green Iguana Facts: aka the ORANGE IGUANA ...   Desert Iguana Facts -    • Desert Iguana Facts: they like it HOT 🔥 An...   Rhinoceros Iguana Facts -    • Rhinoceros Iguana Facts: the IGUANA with a...   😸 Order the AFF book "Mind Blowing Facts About the Planet's Strangest Animals" https://www.animalfactfiles.info/copy... 😸 ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, their requests made first, exclusive content, and more! ✨ 👉   / animalfactfiles   There's more to learn! Exclusive videos on social media: 🎵 TikTok -   / animalfactfilesyt   📸 Instagram -   / animalfactfiles   🐦 Twitter -   / animalfactfiles   📚 Facebook -   / animalfactfiles   --- Marine Iguana APPEARANCE 0:00 Marine Iguana HABITAT and SIZE 1:11 Marine Iguana THREATS and DIET 2:16 Marine Iguana SNEEZING and BEHAVIOR 3:34 Marine Iguana LIFE CYCLE 4:29 --- Image and Video Credits: Nobsch - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Terra Sur Travels - https://vimeo.com/840110128 Ninety-Two Marketing - https://vimeo.com/100906447 Nigel Hoult - https://flickr.com/photos/nh53/515482... ; https://flickr.com/photos/nh53/515481... ; https://flickr.com/photos/nh53/515484... Peter Swaine - https://flickr.com/photos/154314265@N... Oceana -    • MARINE IGUANA: Known for its swimming abil...   Stephen Herz -    • Galapagos Marine Iguanas   1silenthog -    • Iguana Dive Bombs Turtle in Galapagos   Cameron -    • Marine Iguana   ;    • A Marine Iguana   ;    • Marine Iguana   ;    • Marine Iguana   ;    • Marine Iguana   ;    • An Iguana Going For A Swim   Alan Kuehner -    • Iguana males battle for a female.   P06018...   ;    • Iguana salty sneeze P1060812dnffss   ButForTheSky -    • Marine Iguanas Walking on the Beach   Jordan Alexander Hartley -    • Marin Iguanas on Las Tintoreras Spitting   glahaye -    • Iguana swimming to shore   Pascal Vagner -    • Iguane marin (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Mar...   keithharries -    • Ecuador: Marine Iguana, Galapagos   Research Credits: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p... https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/shrink... http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/Ga... https://www.worldwildlife.org/species... https://animalmicrobiome.biomedcentra... https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a... https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz... https://www.marinebio.org/species/mar... https://oceana.org/marine-life/marine... https://galapagosconservation.org.uk/... #animalfactfiles #marineiguana #iguanafacts