Sentences with phrase «include giant tortoises»

Some of the favorite animals of Galapagos tourists include the giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and the Galapagos penguins.

Highlights include giant tortoises, seals and iguanas, the white sand beach at Tortuga Bay and volcanic landscape at Lava Tunnel and the Galapagos National Park Visitor Centre, San Cristóbal

It features some of the rarest life forms on Earth, including giant tortoises and rare birds that the whole family will adore.

On dry land, you can enjoy guided walks through virtually untouched nature and see some of the rarest life forms on Earth, including giant tortoises.

Enjoy spotting all the iconic species of the Galapagos Islands, including giant tortoises, marine iguanas, blue - footed boobies, frigatebirds, sea lions, pelicans, and Darwin's finches.

You will see some incredible wildlife, including the giant tortoises, sea lions, marine iguanas, blue - footed boobies, whales, and many colorful fish.

Not exact matches

Similar plans to replace missing giant tortoises have been carried out in several locations, including Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands, and «researchers have seen very good success everywhere,» Pedrono told LiveScience's OurAmazingPlanet.

Dozens of species disappeared altogether, including 17 giant lemurs, three pygmy hippopotamuses, two aardvarklike mammals, a giant fossa (a catlike carnivore), eight elephant birds, a giant crocodile and two giant tortoises.

His menagerie included a flock of flightless kiwis from New Zealand (which accompanied him to Cambridge when he arrived as a university student in 1887), 144 giant tortoises imported from the Galápagos Islands, a sheep - size South American rodent called a capybara, as well as wild asses, spiny and scaly anteaters, emus, and kangaroos.

Galapagos Conservancy's primary partners in the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative include the Galapagos National Park Directorate and several scientists from institutions within Ecuador as well from other countries.

Included Activities: Highlands Giant Tortoises Visit Transport: Plane Archipell I

Visit the Galapagos Islands to be transported into another world, a rocky landscape stripped of most vegetation but bursting with wildlife, including sea lions, penguins, marine iguanas and giant tortoises.

Included Activities: Flamingo Lagoon Visit Isabela Highlands Camping Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre Visit

Included Activities: Lava Tunnels Visit Highlands Giant Tortoises Visit Santa Cruz Highlands Camping Transport: Plane

Learn the history of the islands and see endemic and native flora and fauna, including Land Iguanas and the ever - popular Giant Tortoise.

Scenic Highlights: One night in Santa Cruz with included visit to see the giant tortoises, three nights cruising through the Galápagos National Park aboard the Xavier, snorkelling excursions searching for sea turtles and rays, hiking through the lava fields of Bartolomé to get an amazing view, learn more about the ecology of the Galápagos with a visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station

Day 3 Dry landing on San Cristobal and visit the breeding centre for endangered giant tortoises on the island's southern shore in the midst of a fantastic deciduous forest, home to many bird species including the endemic mockingbird and to the lava lizard.

Dry landing on San Cristobal and visit the breeding centre for endangered giant tortoises on the island's southern shore in the midst of a fantastic deciduous forest, home to many bird species including the endemic mockingbird and to the lava lizard.

Twelve species have already been extirpated from the island, including the iconic Floreana Mockingbird — meaning they are not extinct, but they are not found there anymore, while a 13th species — the Floreana Giant Tortoise — is considered extinct.

Galapagos Conservancy's primary partners in the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative include the Galapagos National Park Directorate and several scientists from institutions within Ecuador as well from other countries.

Other related species include the Aldabra giant tortoise in the Seychelles.

Enjoy spotting a range of wildlife on guided tours, including the blue - footed boobies, flamingos, giant tortoises, sea lions, and marine iguanas in addition to beautiful bays and scenery.

You visit the Charles Darwin Research Station to see the giant tortoise pens, including tortoise celebriteis like «Lonesome George» within an impressive giant prickly - pear cactus forest, home to many land birds.

Here, visitors will meet the Galapagos Islands» famous giant tortoises, from four - inch hatchlings to four - foot - long centenarians, including Lonesome George, the station's most famous inhabitant and the last of his subspecies.

You'll see a range of animals - including iguanas, penguins, blue - footed boobies, and giant tortoises - and become intimately acquainted with the ecosystems of the Galápagos.