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The Iguanas That Rafted To Fiji

01 Apr 2025

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0.129 - 9.715 Narrator/Announcer

Support for NPR and the following message come from Jarl and Pamela Moan, thanking the people who make public radio great every day and also those who listen.

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11.076 - 21.421 Regina Barber

You're listening to Shortwave from NPR. Hey Shore Wavers, Regina Barber here. And today I'm joined by NPR's Jonathan Lambert. Hey, Jon.

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21.682 - 22.042 Jonathan Lambert

Hey, Gina.

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22.362 - 28.409 Regina Barber

So today you're bringing us a story that you say is sort of like half mystery, half swashbuckling adventure.

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28.729 - 32.353 Jonathan Lambert

Yes, it's seafaring, exploration, intrigue.

32.734 - 35.477 Regina Barber

Oh my gosh, this is giving me very like One Piece vibes. Okay.

35.817 - 47.11 Jonathan Lambert

And on top of all of that, it's about iguanas. Specifically, iguanas native to the tropical island of Fiji. And how they got to this super isolated island has always been a bit of a mystery.

47.831 - 48.932 Regina Barber

Why was it a mystery?

49.918 - 62.081 Jonathan Lambert

So most iguanas are native to the Americas, with some in the Caribbean and some on the Galapagos Islands. Fiji is like one-fifth of the way around the globe. And while some iguanas can swim, they can't swim that far.

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