A 6-Foot Marine Iguana Captured On Video In Galapagos Island

A marine iguana, which is dubbed "Godzilla" because of its size and raging movements, was seen in Galapagos Island in the Pacific Ocean. It was hunting for food underwater on the sea floor.

According to Daily Mail, the 6-foot marine iguana was filmed on video by Steve Winkworth in the Cabo Marshall, a diving site on the north coast of Isabela in the Galapagos Island. As seen in the video, the marine iguana even swam right by one of the divers. He maneuvered gracefully in the deep ocean.

The marine iguana was seen eating algae on the seabed. It was also relaxed even though it was surrounded by divers and unconscious to the cameras.

Thousands of people have watched the video and they nicknamed the marine iguana as "baby Godzilla." The video was recorded months ago.

"I'm not aware what's driving the traffic but it's nice to see that people apparently like it," posted Winkworth on Facebook.

One commentator said that he knew now what a baby Godzilla looked like. "From behind the safety of my computer screen, it's surely adorable. If I were in the water, though, nope nope nope," said one watcher of the video.

Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is the only iguana which can be found in the Galapagos Island that can forage the sea. It is also termed as Galapagos marine iguana. It lives on the rock-strewn Galapagos shore and can also be seen in mangrove beaches and the marshes. It can dive up to 9 meters deep underwater.

The marine iguana eats red algae species. It also eats green algae if the red algae are not available. Most of the marine iguanas that dive for algae underwater are the large male iguanas. The physical features of iguana include rough skin, flattened tails, long claws, well-developed salt glands and blunt heads.