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The Globe • December 21, 2010 • https://www.chsglobe.com/6752/photography/photo-of-the-day-december-21-2010/

Photo of the Day – December 21, 2010

A Marine Iguana indigenous to the Galapagos islands and reminiscent of a prehistoric beast basks in the strong equatorial sun.
"A Prehistoric Beast" - A Marine Iguana reminiscent of a prehistoric beast basks in the strong equatorial sun on the island of Isabela. In his famous voyage, Charles Darwin found these iguanas, which are indigenous to the Galápagos islands, to be "disgusting" and "clumsy", often calling them "imps of darkness."

For more pictures by the photographer, please go to Flickr.

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