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- Take a peek into the secret lives of Galapagos iguanas Thu, 4 May 23, 3:30amNobody sleeps in on a Hurtigruten cruise to the Galapagos. By 7 a.m., my fellow passengers were on deck, binoculars trained on the sky. Sure, I love to see pelicans, albatross and hawks too, but my heart is with iguanas....
- Take a peak into the secret lives of Galapagos iguanas Thu, 4 May 23, 3:30amNobody sleeps in on a Hurtigruten cruise to the Galapagos. By 7 a.m., my fellow passengers were on deck, binoculars trained on the sky. Sure, I love to see pelicans, albatross and hawks too, but my heart is with iguanas....
- Cruise through the Galapagos on a wildlife expedition Tue, 2 May 23, 1:30amThe baby tortoises amble around in their corral, brightly colored labels with numbers affixed to their shells like football jerseys. But these little guys’ teams are the different Galapagos islands, and they’re color-coded...
- Drones eradicate rat invaders from Galapagos Sat, 3 Jul 21, 3:30amVisitors to the Galapagos Islands learn about the island's fragile ecosystem and the need to protect the lives of its endemic animals. But not every animal life is sacrosanct on these islands just 600 miles off...
- Leonardo DiCaprio leads coalition to restore Galpagos Islands Thu, 20 May 21, 2:30amA coalition of about 40 partners has mobilized $43 million to restore the Galápagos Islands. Among the organizations leading the project is Re:wild, a group co-founded by actor Leonardo DiCaprio. This work coincides...
- 30 new marine species found in Galapagos' deep seas Thu, 10 Sep 20, 3:30amThe Galapagos Islands are famous for several endemic species that evolved to fit the exact niche required to live on rocky islands 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean...
- Iguanas reintroduced to island after 200 years Wed, 16 Jan 19, 2:30amIn 1835, Charles Darwin was the last person to officially see a land iguana on Santiago Island in the Galapagos. After that encounter, predators like the feral pig wiped the lizard population out of that location. Now —...
- 500-mile-long shark highway could become a protected wildlife corridor Thu, 24 May 18, 3:00amFor the very first time, scientists filmed sharks traveling along a 500-mile-long shark highway in the Pacific Ocean that stretches between the Galapagos Islands and Cocos Island...
- This flipped-over giant tortoise gets by with a little help from his friend Sat, 20 Dec 14, 4:35amWe all get into tight spots on occasion, and it's at times when we're particularly vulnerable that a helping hand from a friend is much appreciated. This giant Galapagos tortoise at a zoo in Taipei found himself in a bit...
- This giant tortoise gets by with a little help from his friend Sat, 20 Dec 14, 4:35amWe all get into tight spots on occasion, and it's at times when we're particularly vulnerable that a helping hand from a friend is much appreciated. This giant Galapagos tortoise at a zoo in Taipei found himself in a bit...
- Birds Have Evolved Shorter Wings to Better Contend With Cars Wed, 20 Mar 13, 2:12amBack when Darwin visited the Galapagos, he noticed that finches had evolved beaks in varying shapes and sizes to deal with eating different foods. Now birds probably long for the days when all they needed to worry about was...
- RIP ‘Lonesome George’: World’s Last Pinta Giant Tortoise Dies Thu, 28 Jun 12, 7:57amWe’re sad to report that ‘Lonesome George’, the world’s last Pinta giant tortoise died last night at the young age of 100 in the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador...