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What percentage of plant life on Yemen's isolated Socotra Island is endemic (found nowhere else)?
What unique physical ability distinguishes Galápagos marine iguanas from all other lizards?
marcus Swipe through wild destinations to learn fun facts about the world's coolest travel spots.
marcus Visit an isolated island in Yemen famous for trees that bleed red sap and look like flying saucers.
marcus Isolated islands of evolutionary wonder
Iguanas can swim in the deep blue sea! (Yeah, they dive!) And sneeze out the salt, living wild and free! (Achoo!)
marcus Walk among the world's largest living lizards on a set of volcanic islands in Indonesia.
How long did it take wind and sea spray to sculpt the "Remarkable Rocks" on Kangaroo Island?
Marine iguanas: Galápagos marine iguanas sneeze out excess salt absorbed from ocean water through specialized glands in their noses.
Native to or restricted to a certain country or area. The Galápagos Islands host many such species, which famously inspired Charles Darwin's research in 1835.