Long-lived iguana hit the Guinness Book of Records
Iguana from Australia more than 40 years old got into the Guinness Book of Records. She outlived all her fellows living next to people, according to the official website of the book of records.
A rhinoceros iguana named Reno lives in Australia at the Queensland Zoo. At the time of fixing the record, which took place on November 27, 2020, she was 40 years old and 278 days old. She became the oldest of her species living in captivity. She almost doubled the previous record for the lifespan of these lizards in the entire history of observation.
The average life span of these animals in captivity is 16-17 years, and according to some researchers, in the wild, they can live up to 75-80 years. The rhinoceros iguanas are found in the Caribbean, most often on the island of Hispaniola. They got their name due to the pseudo-road on the face, which is a scaly process. In males, it is more pronounced.
Representatives of the zoo, who shared the news on Twitter, said that the iguana loves to bask in the sun and eat its favorite delicacy – hibiscus flowers. Reno was born at Taronga Zoo in Sydney and was transferred to Queensland on November 23, 1993.
Recall that in November 2020, it became known about the long-lived elephant, which they want to enter into the Guinness Book of Records, he turned 78 years old. And in December, a wild female albatross at the age of 69 laid an egg.
