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This is one of the rarest creatures on Earth. It's a pink iguana.

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You'll never guess how it got its name, and it exists in just one

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place, Isabella Island, which is part of the Galapagos. The pink

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iguana was first spotted in the 1980s.

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Now, researchers are happy to report that they've located more

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hatchlings and young pink iguanas. Incidentally, they're born green

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and acquire their unusual hue as they mature.

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The discovery is good news for this critically endangered species,

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the director of the Galapagos Conservancy told Reuters.

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This is an important discovery for the conservation of this species,

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which is on the brink of extinction. We estimate that there is a

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population of between no more than 200 and 300 grown specimens. This

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means that if we hadn't made this discovery, and if we hadn't fought

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the threats they are facing, they could become extinct in a few

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years. Pink iguanas are hard to spot even on their native island,

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though they can grow to a foot and a half long. They live only on the

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slopes of Wolf volcano.

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Teams from the Galapagos Conservancy are monitoring the population in

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the hopes that they can keep this extraordinary species from passing

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into history. This is Inside Edition digital.