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    Home to the only tropical living penguin species on the planet, the only type of iguana to feed in the sea, and a flightless cormorant, the Galapagos Islands are a biologists paradise! Other notable inhabitants include thirteen endemic tanager species, commonly known as 'Darwin's finches', the Galapagos giant tortoise and the blue-footed booby.

    In 1986, the 70,000 square kilometers of ocean surrounding the islands was declared a marine reserve, second in size only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. In 1990, the archipelago became a whale sanctuary. UNESCO recognised the islands in 1978 as a World Heritage Site and in 1985, as a biosphere reserve.
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    Pascal Kobeh / School of Razor surgeonfish (Prionurus laticlavius) Galapagos. Pacific ocean.
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    Pascal Kobeh / School of Razor surgeonfish (Prionurus laticlavius) Galapagos. Pacific ocean.
    Tui De Roy / People watching the Fissure eruption of Chico volcano into 9km diameter caldera. Sierra Negra volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. October 2005.
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    Tui De Roy / People watching the Fissure eruption of Chico volcano into 9km diameter caldera. Sierra Negra volcano, Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. October 2005.
    Tui De Roy / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on the shore, Galapagos
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    Tui De Roy / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on the shore, Galapagos
    Tui De Roy / Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) on Erythrina flower, Galapagos
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    Tui De Roy / Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) on Erythrina flower, Galapagos
    Tui De Roy / Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) diving in flight, Galapagos
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    Tui De Roy / Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) diving in flight, Galapagos
    Tui De Roy / Volcan Alcedo giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra vandenburghi) wallowing in rain pools on caldera floor, possibly for thermoregulation or detering parasites, with sulphur fumaroles in background, Alce...
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    Tui De Roy / Volcan Alcedo giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra vandenburghi) wallowing in rain pools on caldera floor, possibly for thermoregulation or detering parasites, with sulphur fumaroles in background, Alce...
    Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) on beach, Galapagos
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    Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) on beach, Galapagos
    Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) emerging from water, Galapagos
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    Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) emerging from water, Galapagos
    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) pair in courtship display, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) pair in courtship display, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) pair in courtship display, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) pair in courtship display, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
    Tui De Roy / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) males displaying, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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    Tui De Roy / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) males displaying, Galapagos, Ecuador.
    Tui De Roy / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male displaying inflated gular sac, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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    Tui De Roy / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male displaying inflated gular sac, Galapagos, Ecuador.
    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) plunge-diving at high speed, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) plunge-diving at high speed, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) pair in courtship display, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) pair in courtship display, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) displaying, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
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    Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) displaying, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
    Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) swimming, Champion Islet, near Floreana, Galapagos, Ecuador, May.
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    Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) swimming, Champion Islet, near Floreana, Galapagos, Ecuador, May.
    Tui De Roy / Sally-lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on rocks, Borrero Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, may.
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    Tui De Roy / Sally-lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on rocks, Borrero Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, may.
    Ole Jorgen Liodden / Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus) perched on mossy branch, Galapagos.
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    Ole Jorgen Liodden / Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus) perched on mossy branch, Galapagos.
    Ole Jorgen Liodden / Nazca booby (Sula granti) courtship behavior at sunset. Galapagos Islands.
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    Ole Jorgen Liodden / Nazca booby (Sula granti) courtship behavior at sunset. Galapagos Islands.
    Ross Hoddinott / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male with vocal pouch inflated, Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. May.
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    Ross Hoddinott / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male with vocal pouch inflated, Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. May.
    Ben Hall / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rock taken with slow shutter speed to show motion in the water, Galapagos islands, May.
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    Ben Hall / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on rock taken with slow shutter speed to show motion in the water, Galapagos islands, May.
    Pete Oxford / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) and tourist. Fernandina Island. Galapagos, Endemic species.
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    Pete Oxford / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) and tourist. Fernandina Island. Galapagos, Endemic species.
    Ross Hoddinott / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus californianus) resting on sand, with flipper on face, Mosquera Islet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
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    Ross Hoddinott / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus californianus) resting on sand, with flipper on face, Mosquera Islet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
    Pete Oxford / Yellowtailed surgeonfish (Prionurus laticlavus) shoal, Galapagos.
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    Pete Oxford / Yellowtailed surgeonfish (Prionurus laticlavus) shoal, Galapagos.
    Pete Oxford / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on coast, with yacht Mary Anne. Fernandina Island. Galapagos, Endemic Species.
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    Pete Oxford / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on coast, with yacht Mary Anne. Fernandina Island. Galapagos, Endemic Species.
    Andy Rouse / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) silhouetted at sunset, Galapagos.
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    Andy Rouse / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) silhouetted at sunset, Galapagos.
    Andy Rouse / Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) walking Cerro Dragon, Galapagos.
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    Andy Rouse / Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) walking Cerro Dragon, Galapagos.
    Tui De Roy / Espanola mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) on beach, Galapagos
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    Tui De Roy / Espanola mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi) on beach, Galapagos
    Tui De Roy / Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra porteri) feeding on grass, Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos
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    Tui De Roy / Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra porteri) feeding on grass, Santa Cruz Highlands, Galapagos
    Michele Westmorland / Tourists looking at Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) captive at Charles Darwin Research Center of Galapagos Islands, August 2010. Model released.
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    Michele Westmorland / Tourists looking at Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) captive at Charles Darwin Research Center of Galapagos Islands, August 2010. Model released.
    Michele Westmorland / Tourists walking through Charles Darwin Research Center, Galapagos Islands. August 2010. Model released.
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    Michele Westmorland / Tourists walking through Charles Darwin Research Center, Galapagos Islands. August 2010. Model released.
    Andy Rouse / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) walking towards camera, Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.
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    Andy Rouse / Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) walking towards camera, Urbina Bay, Isabela Island, Galapagos.
    Alex Mustard / Three Galapagos green turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii) feeding on seaweed growing on lava rocks in sunny shallow water. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean.
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    Alex Mustard / Three Galapagos green turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii) feeding on seaweed growing on lava rocks in sunny shallow water. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean.
    Alex Mustard / Portrait of Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on a beach. San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Tropical East Pacific Ocean.
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    Alex Mustard / Portrait of Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on a beach. San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Tropical East Pacific Ocean.
    Alex Mustard / Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) young playing in shallow water. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean
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    Alex Mustard / Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) young playing in shallow water. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean
    Ben Hall / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) mother and young touching noses, Galapagos Islands, May
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    Ben Hall / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) mother and young touching noses, Galapagos Islands, May
    Ross Hoddinott / RF - Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) Galapagos, April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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    Ross Hoddinott / RF - Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) Galapagos, April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
    Sylvain Cordier / Blue footed booby (Sula nebouxii), courtship ritual, Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands .
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    Sylvain Cordier / Blue footed booby (Sula nebouxii), courtship ritual, Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands .
    Inaki Relanzon / Espanola Giant tortoise (Geochelone hoodensis) showing saddle-shaped shell, previously extinct on Espanola Island, it is being reintroduced by the Charles Darwin Research Station's Breeding Center, Sa...
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    Inaki Relanzon / Espanola Giant tortoise (Geochelone hoodensis) showing saddle-shaped shell, previously extinct on Espanola Island, it is being reintroduced by the Charles Darwin Research Station's Breeding Center, Sa...
    Inaki Relanzon / Espanola giant tortoise (Geochelone hoodensis) showing saddle-shaped shell. Previously extinct on Espanola Island, they are now being reintroduced from the Charles Darwin Research Station and Breeding...
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    Inaki Relanzon / Espanola giant tortoise (Geochelone hoodensis) showing saddle-shaped shell. Previously extinct on Espanola Island, they are now being reintroduced from the Charles Darwin Research Station and Breeding...
    Alex Mustard / RF - Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) five females hauled out on a beach. Espagnola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Tropical East Pacific Ocean. (This image may be licensed either as righ...
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    Alex Mustard / RF - Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) five females hauled out on a beach. Espagnola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Tropical East Pacific Ocean. (This image may be licensed either as righ...
    Roy Mangersnes / Red-footed booby (Sula sula) on the nest in the mangrove with a chick, Genovesa, Galapagos.
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    Roy Mangersnes / Red-footed booby (Sula sula) on the nest in the mangrove with a chick, Genovesa, Galapagos.
    Roy Mangersnes / Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) in the forest, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.
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    Roy Mangersnes / Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) in the forest, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.
    Roy Mangersnes / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) pair during courtship, Espanola Island, Galapagos.
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    Roy Mangersnes / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) pair during courtship, Espanola Island, Galapagos.
    Roy Mangersnes / Nazca booby (Sula granti) portrait from Espanola Island, Galapagos.
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    Roy Mangersnes / Nazca booby (Sula granti) portrait from Espanola Island, Galapagos.
    Roy Mangersnes / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) pair during courtship, Espanola Island, Galapagos.
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    Roy Mangersnes / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) pair during courtship, Espanola Island, Galapagos.
    Roy Mangersnes / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) portrait on Espanola Island, Galapagos.
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    Roy Mangersnes / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) portrait on Espanola Island, Galapagos.
    Juan Carlos Munoz / Hikers admire the view from the caldera rim of the Chico Volcano, Sierra Negra, Isabela Island, Galapagos, January 2009
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    Juan Carlos Munoz / Hikers admire the view from the caldera rim of the Chico Volcano, Sierra Negra, Isabela Island, Galapagos, January 2009
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