The following is a recount of the fall 2024 3-week study abroad trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by student Lorna ...

These dark, rough-skinned lizards bask in the sun during the day and then dive into the cool waters ... Sea Lion, Galapagos Penguin, Sally Lightfoot Crab, Hammerhead Shark. How Did The Galápagos ...

When you see a wombat — a fuzzy little marsupial with a friendly face and calm demeanor — you’ll probably immediately want to hug this cool animal ... of weird Galapagos animals, check ...

Whether it's Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni salt flats, the Galápagos Islands, the glaciers of Patagonia ... Even more interesting are the bones of prehistoric animals that lie scattered at the ...

Sixty percent of the Caribbean island of St. John is covered by Virgin Islands National Park ... coral-sand beach populated by a colony of sea lions. The playful animals will often join swimmers and ...

Darwin studied the variety of finch species present in the untouched Galapagos Islands and concluded that they evolved from a common ancestor. He furthered this theory to explain the massive variety ...

The Galapagos is an outdoor destination—visitors are typically on boats, in the water, or hiking—so good weather is important ...

A diver's journey to the Galapagos Islands aboard a small expedition ship. Diving with sharks, turtles, sea lions, rays and ...

and similar facilities on San Cristobal and Isabela Islands, raise endangered giant tortoises in breeding centers to eventually be released into the wild. IGTOA, the International Galapagos Tour ...

During his famed voyage on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin noted about the Galápagos Islands that “by far ... Darwin Foundation and celebrates two animals unique to the Galápagos.

The Houston Zoo's menagerie weathered the city's snowiest day since 1973 with help from 66 staff members who stayed in its ...