These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

The active fissure is located on Fernandina Island — the third largest and most volcanically active island in the Galápagos Islands, around 700 miles (1,125 kilometers) off the coast of ...

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In August, Galápagos Penguins begin their migration from Isabela and Fernandina islands to central islands such as Bartholomew. Additionally, during these months, the region experiences longer ...

Only about 1,000 pairs of flightless cormorants occur on just two islands: Fernandina and Isabela. The bird adapted to dive for its food. El Niño disrupts the birds’ food supply, raising ...

TheTravel was invited to the Galapagos Islands with Lindblad Expeditions, an area home to some of the most unique animals in ...

MacLeod is encouraged by the thriving marine iguana populations on Fernandina, the westernmost of the main Galápagos islands, where human impact is minimal and the waters produce ample fodder for ...

and one of the youngest islands in the chain. It is one of 15 known species of giant tortoises in the Galapagos, at least two of which have already vanished. Any remaining Fernandina tortoises may ...

Fernandina is the archipelago’s youngest and most volcanically ... adding that the team later named the female tortoise after her home island. Finding a supposedly extinct species may seem like a ...

Nearly all of the Galapagos Penguins live on the western coasts of Isabela and Fernandina, and two-thirds of them huddled near the coldest waters at the southern tips of the islands, according to ...