# @sealegacy on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLAuvlkPiwu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31656740-sealegacy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/28c530c83b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-17T18:10:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SeaLegacy (@sealegacy) — https://gondola.cc/sealegacy

## Caption

Even the resident sea lions have to pause and marvel at the Galápagos marine iguana. 

These scaly little sea-surfers are believed to have descended from early castaways that drifted over from the South American mainland. Confronted with the challenge of surviving in a strange new environment, they gradually adapted to life beneath the waves, feeding on the green algae that thrives offshore.

It’s a familiar origin story across the archipelago. Many of the islands’ species are thought to have arrived by chance, then evolved in isolation, which is part of what makes the Galápagos a cradle of evolution and home to some of the world’s most unique animals.

Video by paulnicklen 

#Galapagos #Reptile #MarineIguana #Explore

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## Tags

reptile, marineiguana, galapagos, explore

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