In fact, the region is home to 45 types of marine birds and 22 land birds you won't see anywhere else (think: Galapagos penguins and Darwin's finches), not to mention other unique species like ...
The Galápagos is home to numerous endemic species, including 250 vascular plant species, 20 reptiles, five mammals, six ...
Scientists have been studying the birds elsewhere on the islands to gauge how long-term changes in their fish diet may hurt reproduction and depress populations. At spots such as Isla Beagle ...
Here are four penguin species that go to show just how adaptable these remarkable birds are ... on Isabela Island. The Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) are the only penguins found ...
from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends." Indeed, the Galapagos have been called a living laboratory where speciation can ...
Santa Cruz Island is also a haven for most of the Galápagos' bird species, home to over 140 land bird species, including eight finch species, Galápagos hawks, blue-footed boobies, owls and ...