| [00:00.580] | Discovered only 30 years ago, |
| [00:02.940] | Fiji's largest surviving reptile was marooned on a handful of its outer islands |
| [00:09.540] | Crested iguanas |
| [00:11.530] | They're one of the toughest and most saltwater-tolerant lizards around |
| [00:15.800] | In the breeding season, |
| [00:17.000] | males, nearly a metre long battle it out for a mate |
| [00:21.000] | They begin with a gentle bout of competitive head-bobbing |
| [00:24.160] | If no-one backs down, things become more animated |
| [00:28.850] | The loser scrambles for cover |
| [00:31.890] | So where did these large lizards come from? |
| [00:34.090] | Some speculate Asia, 4,000 miles to the west, |
| [00:37.660] | others, the Americas, 5,000 miles to the east |
| [00:41.300] | But how did they end up here in Fiji? |
| [00:43.800] | One answer is that the iguanas, the frogs and the millipedes were all carried here by powerful oceanic forces |
| [00:50.990] | Every day, large waves beat down on tiny islands across the Pacific |
| [00:56.130] | Imposing as they may be, |
| [00:57.900] | these have little impact on island life |
| [01:00.670] | But every year, much larger waves rise out of the ocean |
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