This is a Galapagos Land Iguana.  The Galapagos Islands are near South America.

It eats plants.  It will even eat cactus plants.  It pulls the big thorns out with its feet!  Young iguanas eat insects.

Iguanas dig a hole to lay their eggs.  They lay about 25 eggs.

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Thank you to www.wildlifelands.com for allowing us to use their photos