Inspect Species Of Galapagos Island

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Species In Galapagos Islands

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Table of Content

• Introduction to Galapagos Island
• Geology and History
• What are Species
• Conservation
• Types Of species
• New species In Island

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Introduction to Galapagos Island

• The Island originally named as Las Islas
  Encantadas (enchanted Isles)
• The Galapagos Island are situated off the west
  coast of south America.
• Today the Island is referred as Galapagos
  archipelago ( as group of island)
• Galapagos means saddle
• The name comes from the saddle back carapace that
  is found on the giant tortoises.

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Geology and History

• The Island straddle the equator.
• The entire area is volcanic
• The main Island are at the tip of volcanoes.
• Some volcanoes are not active.
• Fernandina and Isabela are two of the most active
  volcanoes.
• The closest land mass is the mainland of Ecuador
  to the east (the country to which they belong),
  to the North are the Cocos Islands 432 miles (720
  km) and to the South is Easter Island and San
  Felix Island at 1920 miles (3200 km).

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What are Species??

• One or more populations of individuals that can
  interbreed, producing fertile offspring.
• Speciation is the process by which new species
  are formed over time.
• In Galapagos Island Ecuador it have different
  types of species which are found like finches,
  sea lions and many more.

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Conservation

• 1965 Ecuadorian government sets up boundaries
  of Galapagos national park and begins the
  eradication of all feral goats.
• 1999 Declaration of Galapagos marine reserve.
• Local fisherman allowed to fish under
  restrictions of takes and season.
• Local fisherman have greatly expanded their sea
  documents

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Types of species

• They are different type of wildlife
  available in Galapagos Island and the types are
• Finches
• Giant Tortoises
• Flightless Cormorant
• Sally lightfoot crabs
• Sea Lions

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Finches

• Distinct species of finch
• Each species has its own niche
• Galapagos finches are small and sparrow like
• Woodpecker finch uses tools ( digs the ground
  with twigs)
• It has different 13 species of finch

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Giant Tortoise

• Weight up to 500 pounds
• Shells vary in shape depending on where the to
  tortoise live and what they eat.
• Feed on grass, plants and fallen fruits
• It also have 15 distinct species of tortoise.

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Flightless Cormorant

• Lost functional wings because habitat include lot
  of abundant food and no natural predicators
• Wings are one-third the size required for a bird
  of its size to fly.
• Eat Fish and small octopuses.

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Marine Iguanas

• Only sea sized lizard in the world
• Scarcity of food led some iguanas to seek food
  along the shoreline and gradually underwater.
• Swim as far as 5o feet below the water.
• Eat seaweed and algae
• Can hold breath for 15 minutes.

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Sally Lightfoot crab

• Climbing crab that uses spines to cling the rock
• Named by sailor in honor of 19th century dancer.

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Sea Lions

• Feed on squid ,octopus and fish
• It rarely venture more than miles out to sea
• Highly intelligent

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New Species In Island

• Conolophus marthae, the Galápagos pink land
  iguana, is a species of lizard of the Iguanidae
  family. It is native only to northern Isabela
  Island of the Galápagos.
• The iguana has a pink body with some stripes,
  prompting some to call it a pink iguana or the
  Galapagos rosy iguana. The species was first
  discovered in 1986 and was identified as a
  separate species, distinct from the Galapagos
  land iguana, early in 2009.

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