Galapagos Islands
Amazing and unusual animals of the Galapagos Islands
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![A Nazca booby in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/21cb5de7-2a17-4d85-817c-28e6ce24449f-GettyImages-952720590.jpg?width=660&height=519&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Nazca booby in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A magnificent frigatebird in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/e68acf75-f957-479b-a229-f03528b09415-GettyImages-676327600.jpg?width=660&height=458&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A magnificent frigatebird in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A lava lizard perches on a marine iguana in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/e7d1cdd2-25a0-4d5c-bc16-8d2362a0c856-GettyImages-1008549954.jpg?crop=2823,3042,x0,y0&width=613&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A lava lizard perches on a marine iguana in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A penguin in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/5eec1531-e369-4289-9c1a-7d76e6b40e66-GettyImages-496515405.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A penguin in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A sea lion in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/0ad182c3-5a47-4c49-95e6-11dcdab64e00-GettyImages-482360998.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A sea lion in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Waved albatrosses in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/f0b72843-4556-46bb-97d0-e9ab9c0b5e9f-GettyImages-1023820012.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Waved albatrosses in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/cf75c2bc-1fd8-4161-8eea-bc2c8ba5cff1-GettyImages-178181657.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A finch in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/3ebaeb76-1257-4c8c-8dac-f7503fddc28f-GettyImages-483502246.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A finch in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/2d2f7553-b0a6-412f-916c-27170a392ba5-GettyImages-1037613958.jpg?width=660&height=458&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Mockingbirds in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/7ff86428-fa70-4c02-a8c9-f17113d52ce1-GettyImages-599768064.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Mockingbirds in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Swallow-tail gulls in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/1d2438f4-e21c-4aec-a9aa-150ff0e76cc4-GettyImages-508353800.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Swallow-tail gulls in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A whale shark in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/5406911f-017e-4dc3-aa6a-1501a2a9d890-GettyImages-875805864.jpg?width=660&height=462&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A whale shark in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A sea lion in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/255eeae6-22eb-4e57-88a5-d2b006349db3-GettyImages-518902932.jpg?crop=1414,2121,x0,y0&width=440&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A sea lion in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/a446903d-ee48-4bc5-8287-da5e657d4de7-GettyImages-504040582.jpg?width=660&height=439&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Swallow-tailed gulls in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/82bc7ccb-ec89-4f2a-9d4a-7b34cd5a7102-GettyImages-684490200.jpg?crop=1414,2119,x0,y0&width=441&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Swallow-tailed gulls in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A spotted scorpionfish in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/5fdb1d45-9a4c-4dda-828a-791925891e49-GettyImages-936415084.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A spotted scorpionfish in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A flamingo in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/bc8c810f-7e5e-4e10-b2dc-bd3596ad5c8d-GettyImages-676365262.jpg?width=660&height=442&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A flamingo in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A lava lizard in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/1195b71c-6d57-4cd4-91f8-53a25955e9f7-GettyImages-182455436.jpg?width=660&height=439&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A lava lizard in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A blue-footed booby in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/f20308b1-9f69-4d00-9efb-3598b09d216c-GettyImages-611303172.jpg?width=473&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A blue-footed booby in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Marine iguanas in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/79f6aa24-7f07-40ef-8725-82ac3d5101b6-GettyImages-178845393.jpg?width=660&height=496&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Marine iguanas in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/c212eb1d-349c-48c1-b803-85f1b3b6cc83-GettyImages-509919972.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A land iguana in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/249d9908-8843-445e-953d-91b4ab341703-GettyImages-676407318.jpg?width=473&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A land iguana in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/1a41f76e-d016-42dc-817c-768482da6f09-GettyImages-178456729.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Sea lions in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/b1b6aa96-a2fc-48ee-8897-a2195c95fffa-GettyImages-468180792.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sea lions in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A whale shark in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/2397aa3a-fe4e-4f73-9f39-ea68146b4700-GettyImages-504285248.jpg?width=660&height=439&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A whale shark in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A lava gull in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/bb66d549-dc6c-4fb1-8a6c-22b2e1852234-GettyImages-994866642.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A lava gull in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A sea lion and dolphin in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/93edcf9c-5970-4205-8b8c-695bfb15e35e-GettyImages-507626496.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A sea lion and dolphin in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A flycatcher in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/65f513df-658b-4d88-8b74-172c3f5b45c0-GettyImages-635845948.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A flycatcher in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A Sally Lightfoot crab in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/9542dca5-3d40-448e-818a-fdd91d27067d-GettyImages-518256690.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Sally Lightfoot crab in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Sea lions in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/e2089a3f-3d61-4681-82f9-6b548d2fde73-GettyImages-507880690.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sea lions in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A dove in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/caf6cc67-505e-437a-9fe6-a4672bc744cf-GettyImages-657425268.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A dove in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A grasshopper in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/6a18da01-95e6-4b27-89bb-8b512074e517-GettyImages-866357876.jpg?width=660&height=379&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A grasshopper in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A sea lion in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/4f960d9b-26f2-4d01-9e79-5b946deccb71-GettyImages-525297129.jpg?width=660&height=375&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A sea lion in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Marine iguanas in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/299c399f-d942-4022-a285-42a30f5ac528-GettyImages-861661864.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Marine iguanas in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Fur seals in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/e8e267bb-83d6-47fe-9070-ff66079900d9-GettyImages-615926098.jpg?width=660&height=498&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Fur seals in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A tiger nudibranch in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/417c938e-7527-45d1-8126-e0541779c90d-GettyImages-874171630.jpg?crop=2551,3571,x0,y0&width=472&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A tiger nudibranch in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/dd858970-825d-43c8-b356-a25959aef022-GettyImages-674775850.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Researchers are alarmed about the decline in shark populations.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/da2dbab5-9461-4e4a-9959-96c282c58e52-GettyImages-874171540.jpg?width=660&height=472&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Researchers are alarmed about the decline in shark populations.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A sea lion in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/b2aeba3b-b548-4aa8-999e-5fe30f520e59-GettyImages-676327770.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A sea lion in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Nazca boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/e5696740-24f4-40e5-b54e-132e47551e64-GettyImages-900239252.jpg?width=660&height=379&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Nazca boobies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A flightless cormorant in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/a79db70f-c8a7-4637-b1dc-3ab815b1b7bb-GettyImages-900949172.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A flightless cormorant in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A manta ray in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/4dcd3a67-108d-4af5-8567-ba40206292b6-GettyImages-878345902.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A manta ray in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A penguin in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/9b0bc30c-c683-48b9-af66-7e0b63090de6-GettyImages-914482102.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A penguin in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A white-spotted puffer in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/6283d7cf-aca4-4bec-9529-48be3085fbc1-GettyImages-935865758.jpg?width=440&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A white-spotted puffer in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A sea lion begs for scraps at the Puerto Ayora Fish Market in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/111696ee-c50b-4dae-91ff-f6f81655c9db-GettyImages-949660764.jpg?crop=1414,2121,x0,y0&width=440&height=660&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A sea lion begs for scraps at the Puerto Ayora Fish Market in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/8bfed85d-11e4-4680-9035-df2ec1a4fd3e-GettyImages-933924456.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Great frigatebird chicks in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/38e4db2a-4163-4941-a953-df9acb056e65-GettyImages-934791300.jpg?width=495&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Great frigatebird chicks in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Garden eels in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/c647ee9e-e4a2-43b3-908e-757810446991-GettyImages-935865768.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Garden eels in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A moray eel in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/3f872602-9d7c-40ff-9aff-d8c9dca5bcca-GettyImages-935865838.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A moray eel in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Sea lions in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/69d8f918-250d-45a2-8a55-203aad011317-GettyImages-955813380.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sea lions in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A red-footed booby in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.Ecuador](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/117c0d2f-a0cb-4c5a-aa5c-09ee651d5dd0-GettyImages-989632344.jpg?width=471&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A red-footed booby in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.Ecuador
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A barnacle blenny in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/295f8c5d-f63b-4ff3-a086-e46c9a9d5679-GettyImages-955813360.jpg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A barnacle blenny in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A magnificent frigatebird in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/ce792b86-7bef-4706-b374-c5b32000e384-GettyImages-957613740.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A magnificent frigatebird in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/82567b5c-dad5-4c7f-9f51-e0f0861c081a-GettyImages-959038442.jpg?crop=2121,1414,x0,y0&width=660&height=440&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A Nazca booby chick in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/0dcae507-79e7-4f88-95c4-3fcd88f21dbf-GettyImages-952723820.jpg?width=660&height=453&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Nazca booby chick in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A fur seal in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/698e13d6-d258-41c6-b182-c16649151082-GettyImages-1006933036.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A fur seal in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A finch in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/b8b777f2-7589-4f3e-a4dc-2ab183652574-GettyImages-1017300364.jpg?width=660&height=510&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A finch in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/c64b9979-2b05-4ccc-9bce-7e8524160bdd-GettyImages-1045674564.jpg?crop=1838,1283,x286,y128&width=660&height=461&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A racer snake in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/b8537703-71c7-4150-8c92-f2375945d2ae-GettyImages-1045020848.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A racer snake in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A blue-footed booby in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/de4ba8cc-353c-470a-8e29-671713c7f870-GettyImages-1058758592.jpg?width=660&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A blue-footed booby in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A trumpetfish in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/ce1ca2eb-9e43-4467-8c5c-1d8abbde154a-GettyImages-1029714570.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A trumpetfish in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![A giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/e41e7353-e930-4207-9543-154d40360117-GettyImages-1058757312.jpg?width=660&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Getty Images/iStockphoto![Pelicans in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/17/USAT/be2e6faf-4265-4daf-9046-ccf498002496-GettyImages-1061060284.jpg?crop=1735,1195,x0,y219&width=660&height=455&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Pelicans in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
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