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Snacks of skewered grapes are damaging the metabolism of vulnerable reptiles in the Bahamas.

Some Northern Bahamian rock iguanas have taken to eating sugary snacks proffered by tourists. Credit: Erin Lewis

Some Caribbean iguanas live a very plush life, by lizard standards. On the Exuma islands in the Bahamas, doting tourists routinely feed skewers of grapes to local Northern Bahamian rock iguanas . But this raises concerns: grapes are much higher in sugar than the reptiles’ typical fare.

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