Galapagos Islands

I'm not sure but I think the Galapagos tortoise breathes through its 2 lungs which are situated on their backs.

The Darwin finches were the finches of which Darwin studied and analysed so that he could notice the natural selection process. He stuided finches on different islands, all with different beaks. This showed that by natural selection these finches had adapted and evolved into their own environments.

The habitat of the Pinta island tortoise is basically a place called the Pinta island

The Galapagos Tortoise is a consumer as it eats food.

Nobody Knows. The Galapagos Islands are a tricky biome. Like any island, the Galapagod Islands do not have any specific biome. The closest any scientist and gotten to the specific biome is Tropical Rainforest.

There are no mountains is Galapagos islands.

Eagles, hawks, osprey, owls, shrikes, herons, anhinga, gulls, terns, skuas, puffins, auks, cormorants, gannets, boobies, albatrosses, frigatebirds.

They are brown or tan

Charles Darwin arrived at the Galapagos Islands on 15 September 1835. He didn't actually land on Darwin's island; it's inaccessible by sea and the first landing (by helicopter) wasn't until 1964.

Although in the 17th and 18th centuries there were estimated to be over 100,000 Giant Tortoises, today only about 15,000 remain. Please see the link below under "Sources and related links: " for more information.

The Galapagos Islands are known for their endemic (unique) wildlife.

There are rare animals that can only be seen in these group of Islands.

These Islands are a living museum of evolutionary changes, with a wide variety of exotic species exclusive to this Archipelago.

Available food sources

The Galapagos penguin is the only penguin to ever cross the northern Hemisphere. It lives on the equator and is one of the smallest penguins (48-50 cm and only 5.5 lbs). What makes this Penguin so amazing is its ability to adapt to the hot weather and the surroundings. These Penguins are capable of hunting for food at temperatures of 82 degrees, while taking habitat in the 104 degrees weather on the shore of the island. Since this penguin lives in such an obscure environment there must have been some adaption that had occurred verses the other winter adapted penguins.

Since the temperature of the Galapagos Islands is so hot, the Galapagos Penguin had adapted to a smaller body of size. This smaller size of body allows the Penguin to be much more effective to dissipate heat because there is no need of staying warm as they are already in so much heat. Therefore telling us why the Emperor Penguin is so thick in feathers once again. This is a structural adaption.

The heat in the Galapagos Islands made the Galapagos penguin acquire a very unique adaptation; molting ability. With this ability the Penguin is capable of molting twice a year instead of once, unlike the other species of penguins where they only molt once in a year. What molting is it allows the penguin to maintain their feathers in a good condition, the reason for this is because all penguins have a layer of feathers that can easily be damaged by the sun rays. Since the Galapagos Penguin lives in such hot weather it must molt twice a year. This is a psyloigical adaptation and structural adaption.

Another adaptation the Galapagos acquired during years of living in so much heat is called hatching asynchrony. What this adaption does it allows Galapagos Penguins eggs to hatch two or four days apart. By doing this it will allow the baby penguin to have a better chance of survival.

The food supply in the Galapagos Islands is poor. The Galapagos Penguin had to adapt to this shortage so what the Galapagos Penguin developed is a breeding system where they are capable to breeding whenever they desired, meaning they had no specific breeding season. By doing so, when they have access to food they are able to feed the young ones so they won't starve. This is a behavioral adaptation.

The characteristic that best represents an adaptation of finches for living on the Galapagos Islands is their diverse beak shapes and sizes. These variations enable different finch species to efficiently exploit available food sources, such as seeds, insects, and nectar, depending on the specific ecological niches they occupy. This adaptability has played a crucial role in their survival and evolution in the unique environments of the islands.

NO! Most of the Galapagos islands are deserts. They get rain only in the highlands of the large islands. The exception are strong El Niño years when it can rain in all parts of the islands. The rain, however is too infrequent to allow the growth of tropical rain forests. Instead most islands in the Galapagos have giant tree cactuses. Most tree species actually have not been able to cross the ocean (except for those introduced by humans).

At nearly 6 feet in length, Galapagos tortoises can reach a whopping 880 pounds as far as researchers know. They are thought to live over 100 years in the wild and are one of the longest living vertebrates on earth. One animal in captivity lived over 170 years! (reefannie)

The Giant Galapagos Tortoise is on the endangered species list and has been protected by the Ecuadorian government since 1970.

Finches have developed many different adapation

There are no kimodo dragons in the Galapagos islands, but there are many species of reptiles: both endemic and native.

the finches originally came from south American main land

Finches...he based his theory on the shape of their beaks

There are animals that are only found on that island. It has to be protected to mantain its ecologic domain. You even cant bring other living things to the island for fear you could mess up the other living things on the island. It really is a magical place.

Yes. The Galapagos Islands make up part of the country of Ecuador. They are located approximately 1000 km west of the mainland of Ecuador.

no. mostly reef sharks.

It eats mainly leafy plants and flowers and fruit. It is quite a fussy eater. It is a herbivore.