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Robert Marc Lehmann is a marine biologist, research diver and prize-winning nature photographer. <\/span>In HEROES WORLD, he tells us about the stories behind his images.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

\"Robert<\/div><\/div>

The marine iguana is endemic to the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands, meaning that it is native only to the remote archipelago. The iguanas can be found on all the islands, usually on the rocky coastlines<\/span> or in the mangroves.<\/span><\/span>
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<\/span>One of the eleven known subspecies of this iguana is <\/span><\/span>Amblyrhynchus<\/span> cristatus<\/span> godzilla<\/span><\/span>. Its name is no accident: the creature\u2019s forbidding appearance served as the muse for the eponymous silver-screen monster, Godzilla. Unlike in the<\/span> blockbusters, though, visitors to the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands have nothing to fear if they stumble across these iguanas.<\/span><\/span>
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<\/span>They are the only herbivore lizard species and search for sustenance in the sea. Their diet primarily consists of algae and seaweed. The ig<\/span>uanas do not need the sea salt they ingest with their food, so excrete it from their nasal glands. This explains why so many of the islands\u2019 four-legged inhabitants have white heads. In fact, Robert has had the honor of experiencing this salty sneeze up cl<\/span>ose. \u201cWith an unpleasant salt crust on my face and on my lens, photographing these animals is certainly a lot of fun,\u201d jokes the marine biologist.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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