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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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2012 Cruises To Seek Out Giant Tortoises Presumed Extinct
Scientists are saying that one of the already “known to be” extinct tortoise subspecies of the Galapagos Islands has suddenly come back to life. Now that’s great news! Especially considering that Metropolitan Touring cruise tour itineraries will be going straight … Continue reading
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Tagged cruise tours, evolution, galapagos islands, giant tortoises, wildlife
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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
Travel today to the land of exotic animals!
What is so exotic about Galapagos wildlife, anyway? Is it so hard to imagine creatures with red pouches, blue feet, scaled backs, shriveled-up wings. Are the Galapagos Islands just a fad…? Are we into Galapagos travel just because these creatures … Continue reading
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Tagged endemics, Flightless Cormorant, galapagos islands, wildlife
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Polar representatives in the Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands lie at the very crossroads of Life on Earth. Astride the Equator, a Galapagos holiday cruise can easily place tourists face to face with animals associated with the most tropical destinations (flamingos, lizards, bats, iguanas, and flycatchers) as … Continue reading