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A jabiru stork wades through
the Pantanal.
Marine iguana
Marine iguanas are the only lizards
to swim in the ocean, where they look for
seaweed to eat. Special glands clean salt
from their blood, which they sneeze out!Sally Lightfoot crab
This bright-red crab earned its
name by scuttling around at
high speeds. It hides from
birds by squeezing
into tiny spaces
between rocks.Location
The Galápagos islands
cluster around the equator
in the Pacific Ocean. They have
two seasons—a cool, dry
season and a warm season.SCALE
25 kilometers0025 milesA marine iguana grazes on seaweed.
More lava lizards live
in the Galápagos than
any other reptile. They
warm themselves on
sunny rocks.Galápagos lava
lizardGalápagos
penguinThis little penguin
lives farther north
than any other
penguin species.Galápagos
sea lionThis sea lion can
move its back flippers
independently, so it
can “gallop” on land.Galápagos
tortoiseThis tortoise can grow
up to 5 ft (1.5 m) long
and weigh up to
500 lb (227 kg).
Some of them are
over 100 years old!Is
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Blue-footed
booby
Bright-blue feet make
this bird easy to spot.
Female boobies have
darker-blue feet
than males.
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Although it can’t fly,
this cormorant is a
powerful swimmer
and hunts eels and
octopuses on the
ocean floor.
The Galápagos hawk
is very rare. It mostly
eats giant centipedes,
but also catches rodents
and young iguanas.
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Flightless
cormorant
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Galapagos
The Galápagos are a group of volcanic islands
that lie about 621 miles (1,000 km) off the
coast of Ecuador. There are several larger
islands and many more smaller ones. Three
major ocean currents meet here, bringing in
lots of different sea animals.
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