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Tourists’ favorite islands in Galapagos

Author g4l4p4g0s
Posted on 13th March 202003/30/2020
Activities, Fragata Yacht, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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There are many places in the world to see wildlife. But only one where this wild fauna is one with the human being: the Galapagos Islands. Five million years of isolation and in the absence of large predators made Galapagos animals the most trusted in the world, which has undoubtedly been one of the main

The most exotic birds of the Galapagos Islands

Author g4l4p4g0s
Posted on 31st January 202002/05/2020
Animals, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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The majestic Enchanted Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean, 972 kilometers off the coast of Ecuador and are surrounded by thousands of miles of open sea. One of the most special attractions of this place, apart from its volcanoes, is its fauna. The Galapagos Islands have numerous of endemic species. Visitors notice about nineteen

95% of the species in Galapagos are in good state of conservation

Author g4l4p4g0s
Posted on 14th February 201906/13/2019
Animals, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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The 95% of species originally registered in the Ecuadorian archipelago of Galapagos are in “good state of conservation”. The Manager of the Galapagos National Park explained that the percentage involves all native and endemic species grouped in vertebrates, invertebrates and plants. For example, he said there are 1,238 penguins, a species classified as “very vulnerable”

Galapagos marine iguana

Author g4l4p4g0s
Posted on 14th February 201906/13/2019
Animals, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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Marine iguanas feed on algae at low tide and can submerge up to 20 meters (60 feet) and spend more than 60 minutes underwater. They are descendants of land iguanas of South America. Marine iguanas can live for 25 to 30 years and can grow up to one-meter length. The Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

The shell of the giant turtles of Galapagos could evolve to turn around by themselves

Author g4l4p4g0s
Posted on 14th February 201906/13/2019
Animals, Galapagos Islands
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Researchers from the University of South Alabama (United States), the University of Oporto (Portugal), Yale University (United States) and the University of Montpellier (France) point out that a type of shell could evolve so that, falling on their backs, turtles could turn around and thus reduce the danger of death. The giant tortoises of Galapagos

The giant tortoises are born naturally after 100 years in the Galapagos Islands

Author g4l4p4g0s
Posted on 14th February 201906/13/2019
Animals, Galapagos Islands, Nature
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The giant tortoises of Galapagos Islands were in danger of extinction, but Danny Rueda – head of ecosystems- decided in 2012 to take some protective measures, so that the giant tortoises can reproduce and the eggs fulfill the cycle of life. How did they manage to be born? First of all the problem had to

The bat, the great little unknown of Galapagos

Author g4l4p4g0s
Posted on 14th February 201906/13/2019
Animals, Nature
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In January 2016 when experts gathered in a workshop to know the health status of the bats in Galapagos, they realized the poor information of health, distribution, eating habits, or any biological data of the bats. For this reason, the Galapagos National Park (PNG), supported by scientists from the universities of Texas A & M

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