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  2. List of animals in the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of animals that live in the Galápagos Islands. The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic. [citation needed] Due to amphibians intolerance of saltwater, no amphibians naturally occur on the Galapagos Islands.

  3. Wildlife of the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Some animals like marine iguanas, may have swum there. In most environments the larger mammals are the predators at the top of the food chain, but those animals did not make it to the Galápagos. Thus the giant Galápagos tortoise became the largest land animal. Due to the lack of natural predators, the wildlife in the Galápagos is extremely ...

  4. Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Galapagos hawks and sea lions inhabit this island, and it is home to the Marchena lava lizard, an animal endemic to Marchena. North Seymour Island with Daphne Island in the distance. North Seymour Island – Its name was given after an English nobleman, Lord Hugh Seymour. It has an area of 1.9 km 2 (0.73 sq mi) and a maximum altitude of 28 m ...

  5. The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are ...

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    GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. The 2021 collapse of ...

  6. Galápagos Marine Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Coastal lakes, moist soil and areas where freshwater and seawater mix contain unique species still to be studied. Cold, hot and warm marine currents come together here, generating a wide diversity of animal life: from small coloured fish to large mammals: [3] marine iguanas, Galapagos land iguanas, galapagos crabs, Galápagos sea lion, Sharks, Blue footed boobie, swallow-tailed gulls, ducks ...

  7. I've been to the 13 main Galápagos Islands. Every ... - AOL

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    Animals. Business. Fitness. Food. Games. Health. Home & Garden. Medicare. ... The blue-footed booby is known for its unique mating dance. ... the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association ...

  8. List of birds of the Galápagos Islands - Wikipedia

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    Galapagos mockingbird. Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae. Mockingbirds are an American group of passerine birds. In the Galápagos they are famous (along with Darwin's finches) for confirming Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Galapagos mockingbird, Mimus parvulus (E) Floreana mockingbird, Mimus trifasciatus (E)

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    A Galapagos adventure puts you in one of the most unique marine environments in the world—teeming with sea lions, marine iguanas, giant Galápagos tortoise, Galapagos penguins, and nearly 200 ...