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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.
Hey, Gina.
So today you're bringing us a story that you say is sort of like half mystery, half swashbuckling adventure.
Yes, it's seafaring, exploration, intrigue.
Oh my gosh, this is giving me very like One Piece vibes. Okay.
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.
Why was it a mystery?
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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