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January 12, 2009

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brittany P.
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well that is one fashionable iguana! everyone loves pink!
 
moriah86
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It amazing that scientists can find new animals every day. This pink iguana is neat, but I hope it doesn't become the new "pet" that everybody craves for.
 
ashleymartin19
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my little brother has an iguana. hed like a pink one. ha.
 
debra t.
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The more the merrier!
 
Anne B.
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intresting
 
Bella C.
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oh gee big surprise Darwin missed something. Maybe they are just anti social.
 
Faith E.
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And how well were we looking? haha A huge pink lizard and the park rangers just overlooked them! What wonders the world must still hold secret.
 
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Gabbs528
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A huge pink lizard discovered is very strange. If that was discovered there has to be a lot stranger animals out there.
 
Corinne B.
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Very interesting!
 
This is awesome!
 
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Sarah H.
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The Galapagos islands home some of the most unique animals on the planet, this is another amazing example of how these animals have evolved to thrive on these islands. I would love to see these lizards.
 
imaARMYwife
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WOW! Not a big lizard person.. it's ugly, but what a remarkable dicovery!
 
Shawn D.
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this is really neat. im glad they are still discovering new things
 
julie d.
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Wow, I love pink! ADORABLE! Good work!
 
ablake
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he's gorgeous!
 
Anne C.
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Great find! The other land iguanas are awesome and then the marine iguanas, smaller but cute. What a great addition to the Galapagos story.
 
Joelle T.
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crazy. Who would think that we wouldn't of seen one of these before?
 
BrooklynRocker
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I wonder what's the next species to be discovered by scientists.
 
ashley
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Thats cool
 
trueanimallover
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Neato.
 
Trish D.
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It's hard to believe that something like this was missed for so many years.
 
Kevin F.
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Pretty amazing.
 
kodeneal
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What an incredible discovery. A beautiful animal, for sure.
Cold blooded animals need love too!
 
Gail B.
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It is amazing to me that these have gone undetected all this time. It is no telling how many other things that are out there people don't know about. I think sometimes it is better for them that we don't know.
 
Ldeffe21
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it's incredible how such a large animal can go undiscovered for so long. I very interested in the followup to this story.
 
AuntPittypat
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Incredible that there are undiscovered species. Imagine what must be on the ocean floor.
 
saanen
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Amazing!
 
billie05
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That's a very interesting story. Does make you wonder what all is out there yet to be discovered.
 
Jill C.
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very cool
 
Carrie T.
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This is an interesting story, especially since I just finished an Evolutionary Biology class last semester and we learned about the Galapagos Islands and the very cool animal life found there.
 
Jasmine H.
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If a species like that can go undiscovered for so long, it makes me wonder what other animals are still out there that we've missed? Once upon a time okapi was considered a myth and the coelycanth was thought extinct for millions of years. The dreamer in me wonders if one day we'll find the animals that inspired the myths of dragons or unicorns or the loch ness monster!
 
JenniferMaurer
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so interesting!
 
conni F.
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Like others who have said this, I too wonder how many other new species will be found. It has also made me wonder if the Galapagos are featured in the "Planet Earth" series. I would love to visit one day but not in a touristy way that ruins things.
 
Kait
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Wow... that's so cool.
 
Jennifer T.
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Amazing...It's fascinating to know that there are still undiscovered animals in the world. It's great to read about. There is always something to learn.
 
GaryFAPL
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Fascinating! It's always interesting to hear of a new discovery of a newly discovered species.
 
sunnysdad
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Fascinating. I wonder how many more creatures are out there that we don't know about it.
 
kkiggins
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me too!
 
Melinda C.
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Hopefully we will NOT be seeing these in pet shops anytime soon.
 
A H.
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It's amazing how new species continue to be discovered - I love reading about it.

 
Ric O.
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Well it just goes to show the so called animal experts just as well as normal real humans screw up. Wonder how many times that happens.
 
ourstaff
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Does this mean that pink elephants might be real too? ;}
 
kkiggins
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haha I hope so! that'd be amazing!
 
conni F.
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I hope so to :)
 
2MEOWERS
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I thought the same thing! Well, guess I'll have a few more drinks and I'll get back to you. Maybe pigs really can fly, too!
 
ourstaff
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Well you never know. I assume you have heard of Buffalo wings, so.....
 
Natalia W.
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That's so neat!
 
Melanie
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Interesting.... they live to 150 years old? Wow!
 
norap p.
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Whoa! These are cool looking--and imagine how long they were "out there" flying under the rador without anyone noticing their little pink selves. Hope they solve the issue of no babies.
 
Matthew14
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wow thats so awsome!!!
 
Samantha I.
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How cool.
 
John S.
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Interesting......
 
Stephanie M.
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That is so cool!!!
 
kadiquilts
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Very interesting....but I'm sure there are millions of other yet 'undiscovered' species out there~ :)
 
ourstaff
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Yes I think there are too.  I don't know if there is a Big Foot in that group, but you never know
 
Mandie T.
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This is very cool! I hope they find out why they can't find any young ones and get things straightened out. They are very pretty creatures!
 
Karen S.
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Very interesting.
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