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Summary

A method to artificially incubate and hatch eggs of the green iguana, developed by scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, is used to hatch 700 green iguanas, the first to be hatched in captivity with virtually 100% success. "The achivement is a breakthrough toward the goal of commercial production of iguanas as a food source in Latin America."

Subject

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1984. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, p. 412.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April, 1984

Topic

  • Animals
  • Firsts
  • Iguanas

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