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Keywords:Ecuador, Galápagos, Santo Tomás
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Dimensions5184 x 3456
Original file size13.1 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceProPhoto RGB
Date taken3-Jan-11 16:39
Date modified11-Apr-15 19:03
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Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 7D
Focal length180 mm
Max lens aperturef/5
Exposure1/160 at f/5
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias+2/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 200
Metering modePattern
Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Fernandina Island, Galapagos National Park, Equador

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), Fernandina Island, Galapagos National Park, Equador

Only marine iguana on the planet, subsists on algae which it eats from the surface of rocks deep under water. As the cold ocean saps its body heat, it must return to the warm land in time to just barely escape death from hypothermia. It then lies in the sun to regain heat and strength. It excretes the built-up sea water salt from its body by sneezing concentrated salt water from its nose.