Rainbow Warriors: 8 Amazing Sally Lightfoot Crab Facts
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) (10 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated) In a world where travel often means ticking off destinations from a checklist, there exists a different kind of traveler. One who sees the journey as an opportunity to give back to the places they visit; a chance to connect with new cultures, wildlife, and landscapes. With a deeper sense …
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) On August 25, 2007, a dive master in the Galapagos Islands photographed a snow-white albino whale shark at Darwin’s Arch. Found right off the coast of Darwin Island, the northern-most island of the Galapagos, Darwin’s Arch is undoubtedly Galapagos’ most respected dive site. Huge schools…
(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Humpback whales are one the largest members of the rorqual whale family, with adult males measuring over 15 meters (45 ft) and weighing over 40 tons. Last week, an albino Humpback Whale was spotted off the coast of Ecuador, between the coastal town of Puerto…
(4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5, rated) La Niña, a name that originates from Spanish, meaning "the girl," is a coupled ocean-atmosphere phenomenon that is the complement of El Niño. During the La Niña phenomenon, the sea surface temperature across the equatorial Eastern Central Pacific Ocean will be cooler than normal by…
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated) According to staff at the Galapagos National Park, the famous tortoise known as Lonesome George has died, and with his death, the Pinta Island tortoise subspecies has become extinct. Lonesome George (chelonoidis nigra abingdoni) was the rarest living creature alive and an icon to the…
(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Peter and Rosemary Grant from Princeton University, have been studying finches in Daphne Major Island in the Galapagos since 1973. And just like Charles Darwin, their research on the islands for almost 4 decades has produced a number of amazing insights into the theory of…
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5, rated) NAZCA BOOBIES Nazca boobies are common residents of Galapagos, with an estimated population between 15,000 – 20,000 pairs. They were formerly treated as a subspecies of the Masked Booby (sula dactylatra), which is why they are often still referred to as Masked boobies. However, they…