Galápagos WildlifeBradt, 1999 - 140 páginas This guide to the wildlife of these extraordinary islands has a lively text and is illustrated throughout Z99 superb full-color photographs of the flora and fauna Island walks are described in detail Z99 accompanying full-color maps while background |
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... Seabirds like blue - footed boobies actually like to raise their young on the flat , arid islands . They , too , have developed techniques for keeping cool , such as fluttering their gular throat skin to act as a ventilator . The arid ...
... Seabirds like blue - footed boobies actually like to raise their young on the flat , arid islands . They , too , have developed techniques for keeping cool , such as fluttering their gular throat skin to act as a ventilator . The arid ...
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... seabirds and one , the lava heron , may be described as coastal . Nearly all are readily seen . The Galápagos archipelago has a land area greater than 8,000km2 . The topography is very varied , ranging from large areas of flat coastline ...
... seabirds and one , the lava heron , may be described as coastal . Nearly all are readily seen . The Galápagos archipelago has a land area greater than 8,000km2 . The topography is very varied , ranging from large areas of flat coastline ...
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David Horwell, Pete Oxford. SEABIRDS eabirds are defined as those species which make some or most of their living from the open sea . There are four main groupings of seabirds in the world : the Sphenisciformes which are the penguins ...
David Horwell, Pete Oxford. SEABIRDS eabirds are defined as those species which make some or most of their living from the open sea . There are four main groupings of seabirds in the world : the Sphenisciformes which are the penguins ...
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GALÁPAGOS | 1 |
HABITATS | 7 |
PLANTS | 15 |
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adult albatross archipelago Baltra Bartolomé beach blue-footed boobies breeding CDRS Cerro chick Chique cliff colony colour common cone crabs Darwin's finches dolphins Ecuador eggs endemic Española feed female feral Fernandina fish flamingos flightless cormorant Floreana flowers flycatchers frigatebirds galapagoensis Galápagos hawk Galápagos Islands Galápagos tortoises Genovesa giant tortoises green ground finch habitat highlands incubation insects Isabela lagoon land birds land iguanas lava cactus lava lizards males mammals mangrove marine iguanas masked boobies mockingbirds National Park nest Niño numbers Opuntia palo santo palo santo trees pelicans penguins pinzón plants predators Puerto Ayora Punta rats rays red-billed tropicbirds red-footed red-footed boobies reef reptiles rocks saltbush San Cristóbal sand Santa Cruz Santiago Scalesia sea-lions seabirds seen sharks shrub snorkelling South Plaza species spines spot storm petrel subspecies swim tourists trail turtles underwater vegetation visitors Volcán warbler waved albatross whales yellow young zone
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Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification Guide Andy Swash,Rob Still Vista previa limitada - 2005 |