This week I’d like to bring your attention to a story coming out of the Galapagos Islands. The good news: a new species of Iguana has been identified on the Galapagos Islands, and it’s pink! This pink Iguana separated evolutionarily from other Iguana species about 5 million years ago, and it is adorable.
The bad news for the extremely endangered pink lizard (and the world) is that feral cats, introduced by cat-loving travelers and settlers (i.e. people like YOU), are eating these poor pinkos alive. I’d go into how this proves the kitty-creationist agenda, and how cats are clearly trying to stop the progress of science by destroying species that could unlock the secrets of our evolution, but it just seems so obvious that I’m not going to even bother . . .
THE BATTLE RAGES ON!
The Galapagos Pink Iguana is now considered to be part of this Laboratory of Evolution known as the Galapagos Islands.
The new Galapagos pink iguana found on Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island was baptized as Conolophus Rosada can be distinguished from the other two species by the light pink color and black stripes on its back.
It can reach more than a meter long (over 3 feet) and weights up to 12 kilograms (24 pounds).
Zuri
interesting . . .
Don’t forget to mention how cute and cuddly it is. And how cats have teamed up with goats on the island for a double-threat: kill the iguanas and destroy their food supply.
Don’t think I’m not working on a cat/goat conspiracy theory. Because I so totally am.