The Fort Worth Zoo focuses on conservation and education, in addition to dazzling thousands of kids each year. Here are some ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

However, even the few species that live in drier areas, like the desert iguana, can swim surprisingly quickly, as they mostly reside near Mexico’s coasts.

However, even the few species that live in drier areas, like the desert iguana, can swim surprisingly quickly, as they mostly reside near Mexico’s coasts. Do Iguanas Like Water?

When most people hear the word “iguana,” they think of the very large green lizards from Mexico that have become established in Florida — those big reptiles that occasionally drop out of trees when ...

2 Desert Iguana 2 Desert Iguana (image credits: unsplash) The desert iguana is one of the most heat-tolerant reptiles in North America, comfortably active when many other animals hide from the sun.

A native green iguana on Fiji. For years, biologists puzzled over how these iguanas had ended up in the South Pacific, so far from other iguana species. A new study sheds light on their evolution.

Temperature Tolerance: The Desert Iguana’s Adaptive Traits Iguana. Image via Depositphotos. The desert iguana, native to the Mojave and Sonoran deserts, is one of the most heat-tolerant reptiles. They ...

The research was published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The journey from North America to Fiji could have taken a few months, but these desert iguanas ...

Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on floating vegetation.