Hundreds of thousands of tortoises once roamed the highlands.
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In Darwin's footsteps
The dancing crabs of the Galapagos
You cannot miss the blazing bright red and yellow Sally Lightfoot Crabs.
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Imps of darkness
These lizards with a face only a mother iguana could love are vegetarians that swim out to sea to feed on the algae below.
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Frigatebirds
These pirates make their living plundering food from other birds as they return from feeding.
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The importance of being dull
Birds, lizards and other wildlife in the Galapagos have adopted the basic color scheme of the islands - basaltic black and Palo Santo gray.
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The three Boobies
Punta Pitt on San Cristobal Island is the only place in the Galapagos where you can see all three species of boobies in one place.
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Ants on a mission
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Swimming with sharks
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Schooling with the rays
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Dolphin feeding frenzy
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Familiar faces
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The beach bums of the Galapagos
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Getting the Galapagos’ goats
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The motion in the brush ahead of you was a lava lizard
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Red-billed Tropicbirds
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Thar she blows!
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Floating flocks of Shearwaters
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Waved albatross
Geology
The El Nino massacre
In Houston, El Nino translates into a lot of rain. In the Galapagos, it spells death.
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High but not dry
As you climb into the highlands, the landscape becomes lush, and a ghostly mist often hangs in the air.
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Spatter cones
The diminutive craters that dot the eastern end of the island are a reminder of its volcanic origins.
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Inscrutable sea turtles of the Galapagos
Two species of sea turtle graze the fields of algae along the shores of San Cristobal Island.
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Unwelcome guests
Invasive trees, goats, ants and other wildlife that have hitched a ride to the islands are thriving.
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Counting sea urchins
Herds of Pencil Sea Urchins graze on the algae that clings to the rocks in the coastal shallows.
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The precarious life of dragonflies
They need fresh water to breed, but there's nary a drop on most Galapagos Islands.
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The fighting dance
Whether a pair of lizards, a couple of Mexican hogfish or two men out behind the bar, animals often circle each other as they fight.
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Brother against brother
Sibling rivalries are serious - and deadly - for the chicks of some Boobies.
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How iguanas eat, swim and stay warm
Galapagos marine iguanas are ectotherms that have to manage their surrounding environment to control their body temperature.
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