NoTwoAlike
Eachislandisdifferent.Españolahaswhitesand.Floreana’ssandlookslikebrownsugar.Genovesa’sbeachesaremadeofsharp rocks!
Olderislandsaremorelushandgreen.They’vehadmoretimeforplantsandanimalstogrowandlive.Treesandotherplantstakeroot.Theycreategoodplacesforanimalstolive.Theislandscontainsomeofthe strangest biodiversityinthe world.
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ManyGalápagosflowersbloomwhiteoryellow.Thesecolorsdrawtheislands’ bees.
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Sealionssunthemselveson rocks.
ComingtoGalápagos
ManyoftheplantsandanimalstraveledtotheGalápagosfromSouthAmericalongago.Someofthefirstwerebirds.Theymayhavecomelookingforaplacetonest.Seedsstucktotheirfeathers.Thentheyfelloff.Sometookrootand grew.
Insectscame,too.Someflew.Somewerecarriedonpiecesofdriftwood.Gianttortoisescan’tswim,buttheycanfloat.Otherreptilesmayhavefloated,too.Theseanimalssettledintotheirnew home.
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A wavedalbatrossfliesoverthe islands.
Overtime,manyplantshavetakenrootandgrownalloverthis island.
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Longago,gianttortoisesfloatedtotheGalápagosfromSouth America.