"But how do they cope with the high salt levels in the ocean environment and the seaweed they eat?", I hear you ask. Well I'm glad you asked: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cj4ubajwc3g?
They risk their life EVERY TIME they dive into the ocean. Like all lizards these iguanas can't keep up their body temperature by themselves so they will fall in torpor when they stay too long in the ocean and die. They have to heat up on the rocky cliffs again before they are able to dive for more food
SuckMyFatOne
This might be the coolest animal on earth
Brighlica
I see animals like this and understand where people could have believed in dragons and shit a thousand years ago.
pr0t34n
amtronic
I see another Godzilla movie.
kimiDriver
Godzilla
Quixus
Draco natans nunquam titillandus.
Canigetbannedagain2
Honest dumb question, are they really good at holding their breath or can they breath underwater?
Kreia
They are occasionally found in Japan
MrCheesebiscuit
That mf is equally ugly and scary, and majestic.
JarJarDrinks
As with mammals that returned to the sea they are evolving into an aquatic lifeform.
onecowboytoo
You mean baby Godzilla?
AShartInTheWind
LogicDude
That's just a miniature Kaiju
bigdix69420
Technically they live on land
DarwinsAgain
Technically they live anywhere they don't die.
bigdix69420
I means, u arent wrong
hendawg2020
xenjamin
There was a blues band out of Lawrence, Kansas, in the 90s called The Salty Iguanas that were so good live. Had to be named after these things.
TobiOfTheAkatsuki
Aksuuuh
Looks like me when my kids wake me up on a Saturday morning.
buttcreambandit
A marineeee iguana? Ooooraahhh
BradyThomes
Gojira.....Gojira....
DanSapSan
Whoever is reqding this and has not yet seen Godzilla Minus One should go and do that asap. Fantastic movie.
FireSolvesProblems
Yea, that old man was traumatized.
mllecamill3
tidepool
DarwinsAgain
"But how do they cope with the high salt levels in the ocean environment and the seaweed they eat?", I hear you ask. Well I'm glad you asked: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cj4ubajwc3g?
TrilithonStone
They seem so much more sentient than land iguanas...
ironymus
They risk their life EVERY TIME they dive into the ocean. Like all lizards these iguanas can't keep up their body temperature by themselves so they will fall in torpor when they stay too long in the ocean and die. They have to heat up on the rocky cliffs again before they are able to dive for more food
Iaimtomisbehave
BenjyX55
Legalize marine iguana!
fridgekitty
underrated comment
akafluffy
what shithole third world country do you live in that they're not legal?
lieutenantbrodan
I think you didn’t get it right, sir
akafluffy
no, I really did, didn't you get it?
akafluffy
here's another hint, 50 shitty third world countries in a trenchcoat were the punchline.
PearjuiceATX
Marilize legajuana
demonmike777
Don't crocodiles hunt in the ocean?
farthardersqueen
They can and do, but it's not their niche. Marine iguanas get 100% (or close) of all their food from the ocean. No where else.
DarwinsAgain
Yes they do. One thing they don't do however is 'be a lizard'.
demonmike777
They sure ain't fish or mammals.
Chair5768
Well, TIL
RabbitRevenge
hmmm i wonder where they got the idea for godzila from
SprinklesMckitten
the broderick movie said they spawned from these
azgrak1
These are baby Godzillas and you can’t convince me otherwise.
Jaqdakloun
You mean Zilla?
HufflePuffPuff
Gozira?
PumpkinDriver5
I mean… the atom bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the primary inspiration I think.🤔
mycatsings
If I saw that thing swimming towards me, it wouldn`t have to attack me, I would be dead from a heart attack before it got within 50 feet.
JasonWaterfaIIs
I'm not taking any chances, I'm shitting myself to death before it gets within 60ft
CrisprCAS
Crossing a gorilla with a whale.
iamlegendinjapan
ゴリラとクジラ ゴジラ
LariCheltsy
Gorwhalla!
CrisprCAS
It may shock you to learn that Japanese had a word for whale before interacting with English
LariCheltsy
No not shocking at all. I just like having fun with English