GalápagospenguinscanonlybefoundintheGalápagos Islands.
TheGalápagoshavethreekindsoflivingthings.Nativespeciesarefoundnaturallyhereandelsewhere.Theblue‑footedboobyisagoodexample.Introducedspeciesarenotfromhere.Peoplebroughtthemtotheislands.Thegoatisagoodexample.Endemicspeciesareonlyfound here.
Theislandsareisolated.So,manyplantsandanimalsareendemic.Strangethingslivehereandonlyhere.Lizardsthatswim.Gianttortoises.Meat‑eatingcentipedes.Blood‑suckingbirds.Walking fish.
GalápagospenguinsaretheonlypenguinsfoundnorthoftheEquator.Thecoolwaterscarriedthem here.
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Theblue‑footedboobycanbefoundinthePacific,fromCaliforniatoPeruandontheGalápagos Islands.
Galápagospenguinsdiveinthecold‑watercurrentstosearchforfood.Tomanagehottemperaturesonland,thepenguinsleanforward.Thisshadestheirfeetfromthesun.Theystretchtheirflippersout.Thisreleasesbodyheatundertheir flippers.
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TheGalápagoshold newformsoflife,likethehybridiguana.Itisfound ononly oneisland.Ahybridoccurswhenamalemarineiguanamateswithafemaleland iguana.
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Thelavacactusisoneofthefirstspeciestogrowonnewlavaflows.Itisonlyonsix islands.
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ThisGalápagosred‑lippedbatfishisodd.Itcanswim,butitusesitsfinstowalk,instead.Andwhat’swiththoseredlips?Who knows?
