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Due to the lack of natural predators, the wildlife in the Galápagos is extremely tame and has no instinctive fear. [1] The Galápagos Islands are home to a remarkable number of endemic species. The stark rocky islands (many with few plants) made it necessary for many species to adapt to survive and by doing so evolved into new species.
English: Map showing the current and extinct species distribution of the Galápagos tortoise by its sub-species. Galapagos location map from: File:Galapagos Islands topographic map-fr.png; Galapagos islands redrawn as vector, based upon File:Galapagos tortoise distribution Line diagram.png
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For example, 50% of endemic bird areas are found on islands. [2] Endemism is often the result of adaptive radiation. [1] Adaptive radiation is when a single species colonizes an area and rapidly diversifies to fill all of the available niches. A common example is the assemblage of finch species documented by Charles Darwin in the Galapagos ...
Without tourism on the Galapagos Islands, animals are free to inhabit the once human-occupied spaces. Researchers discover that wildlife is reclaiming the Galapagos after tourism stalls Skip to ...
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 ...
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.
The Galapagos albatross is one of those species where the males and females dance together, however, unlike the flamingo group dance, this dance is a unique courtship ritual between the two mates.