The Mystery of the Shrunken Iguana.
In lean times, when food is scarce Marine iguanas are able to shrink their skeleton and reduce their size by up to 20%. Smaller animals require less energy and the odds of surviving tough times increases. When food becomes abundant again their skeletons regrow.
Photograph from my new book WILD SEAS just published by @natgeo.
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