Strangest species in Galapagos Island

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Animal Species in Galapagos Island
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Introduction

• Galapagos Island is known for
• the natural beauty and
• different kinds of animal
• species available here. It is
• also important to know the
• best places where one would
• experience them as well.

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Blue Footed Boobies

• The Blue-footed Booby is
• one of the strangest birds in
• Galapagos and is the most
• commonly seen species of
• booby living on the
• Islands.  Keep reading for
• some interesting facts about
• these odd characters!

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Galapagos Penguin

• Penguins are usually found I
• places where the water
• temperature is low due to the
• Cool currents. They are found
• in different places such as
• Pinnacle Rock and Bartolome
• but breed only in Isabela and
• Fernandina.

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Land Iguana

• The land iguanas are found
• on the central and the
• western islands. However,
• the endemic land iguanas
• are found only in Santa Fe.

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Marine Iguana

• There is nowhere else in the
• world where you would find
• these marine iguanas. It is a
• common sight to see these
• iguanas out in the sun
• between dives. They do this to
• keep their body temperatures
• under control.

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Flightless Cormorant

• These beings breed only in
• Fernandina and Isabela.
• They are not found
• anywhere else.

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Galapagos Giant Tortoise

• The best places where you
• would find these giant
• tortoises is Santa Cruz and
• Alcedo Volcano.

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Galapagos Sea Lion

• These are also a common
• sight throughout the
• islands. The best place to
• Snorkel with these beings
• is Santa Fe.

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Magnificent frigate bird

• This is a bird that is a
• common sight right from
• the day of arrival. It can
• be found anywhere.

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Darwins Finches

• This is the most famous
• bird that is found on the
• islands. It is said that the
• 13 currently found species
• of this bird has been
• evolved from just one
• among them.

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Galapagos Fur Seal

• There are quite a few
• places where you can
• view them. You can take a
• closer look at them at the
• seal grotto in Santiago.

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Waved Albatross

• This species is only found
• here. Specifically in
• Española and a few pairs
• could be found on Isla de
• la Plata.

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• A Lot of Tourists travel to the Galapagos Islands
• mainly to experience the beauty of nature and
• the various activities available here. The
• Galapagos Islands are full animals and plants
• that you may never find anywhere else in the
• world. Visit Galapagos Island and explore the
• nature.

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