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Category Archives: wildlife
Be the next Galapagos cruise Pied Piper!
Breaking news: The ruling body that presides over Galapagos Islands cruises has just announced that it is now compulsory for all cruises and tours offered in the Galapagos Islands to give out flutes to tour guests, in an effort to eradicate rats from … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, environment, galapagos islands, introduced species
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Communal Life in the Galapagos Islands
Before the Galapagos Islands became a place you and I could visit, average men and women had never really been exposed to wildlife collectivity at every corner like one is during a Galapagos cruise. Of course, some can consider pigeons … Continue reading
Whale Sharks in the Galapagos
Fancy seeing the largest fish in the World on a Galapagos cruise! Apart, of course, from seeing the only Flightless Cormorant, the only swimming lizard, the only tropical penguin, imagine the Whale Shark! What a spectacular creature it is, no … Continue reading
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Tagged Galapagos cruises, galapagos islands, sharks, whale sharks
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Galapagos Top Dogs: Most Beloved
Contrary to popular belief, and somewhat ironic as well, is the fact that the Blue-footed Booby is one of the few Galapagos tour icons that is NOT endemic to the islands. Actually, the three booby species in the Galapagos Islands … Continue reading
A word on Galapagos sea lions and fur seals
Galapagos Islands tours offer the chance to see two spectacular endangered island mammals, the Galapagos fur seal and the Galapagos sea lion. Both of these species are major attractions of the islands, and a Galapagos cruise, as opposed to a … Continue reading
Mother’s Day in the Galapagos
As we approach the end of a new Mother’s Day in Ecuador (not all places share the date), I think of the Galapagos Islands as a unique place to celebrate our shared caregiver, our beautiful planet, our Mother Earth.
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Tagged Blue-footed Booby, galapagos islands, Mother Earth, wildlife
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Swimming with the Penguins during a Galapagos cruise
The Galapagos Islands are probably the one and only tourism destination where you will have a credible chance of swimming with penguins. The Antarctic may get you close to them, but nowhere else on Earth are penguins this affable and … Continue reading
Galapagos wildlife, future inspiration for animation
The Galapagos Islands have, bizarrely, never gone to Hollywood. One would think Pixar would have already had a field day with the creatures we find there. The most ordinary land birds of the Galapagos, such as the beautiful Vermillion Flycatcher, … Continue reading
Galapagos Cruises: In the Land of Reptiles
Reptiles remind us of prehistoric times, and since Galapagos holiday cruises put you face to face with so many different and such unique kinds, Galapagos travel does, too. The Galapagos Islands are dominated by reptiles. In the eyes of many … Continue reading
Galapagos Cruise Highlight: Sally Lightfoot Crab
Scuttling over the jet-black lava rocks, bright red Sally Lightfoot Crabs will not go by unnoticed during your Galapagos holiday cruise. Yes, they are bright red. And they are quite large, especially the adults. And the black background befits their … Continue reading