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A tired marine iguana collapses on the sand after an exhausting dive for seaweed in the Galapagos.

Marine iguanas are everywhere in the Galapagos Islands, but this photo shows how drained they are after staying in cold water for 30 minutes or more hunting for food, plus swimming back to shore.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2015
Date Uploaded: 07.2015
Photo Location: Santa Cruz, Ecuador
Camera: NIKON D5100
Copyright: © Elizabeth Pogue