Sentences with phrase «of land iguanas»

This site gets its name from being one of the few sites on Santa Cruz Island where a healthy population of land iguanas were found in 1975.

Despite its small size, South Plaza is home to a large number of species, including a large population of sea lions, a healthy population of land iguanas — some of the smallest in the islands, numerous marine iguanas, and cliffs full of nesting seabirds, such as Swallow - tailed Gulls, Red - billed Tropicbirds, Audubon's Shearwaters, Nazca Boobies, and several other species.

In 1975 the population of land iguanas of northeast Santa Cruz, as well as at Cartago Hill on Isabela, were decimated by feral dogs.

Researchers led by biologist Gabriele Gentile of the University of Rome Tor Vergata have discovered a new species of land iguana living in the Galápagos that Darwin missed but may shed light on evolution.

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A delicous blend of three of our favorite sauces, Beesting Brand Rain Forest Honey Mustard, Pirates Blend Caribbean Condiment and the Iguana Gold Island Pepper Sauce, this dish is truly something from a far away land!

What the paper doesn't do is demonstrate that the organisms found inside the kelp could establish themselves in New Zealand, says Ellen Censky, a biologist at the Milwaukee Public Museum in Wisconsin and one of the researchers who reported the iguana landing.

And one of the most rare is the pink land iguana, Conolophus marthae, which split evolutionarily from the other land iguanas some 5.7 million years ago.

In addition, the project guarantees the survival of a population of repatriated land iguanas Conolophus subcristatus, a species made extinct on this island in the past, partly due to the presence of feral cats.

A family of iguanas hang out on a pile of rocks at the entrance, and around the corner on the right side of the building there is a pen for land turtles.

The shores of South Plaza are home to a large sea lion colony, while land iguanas roam the arid interior.

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

North Seymour Island has a large population of blue - footed boobies, frigate birds, sea lions and Land Iguanas.

There are also a few land turtles and family of iguanas who hang out along one side of the building.

The island boasts a large population of blue - footed boobies, swallow - tailed gulls, sea lions and land iguanas.

Here, you can get up close and personal with massive lumbering tortoises, scurrying marine iguanas (the world's only seagoing lizard), doe - eyed sea lions, prancing blue - footed boobies and a host of other unusual species both on land and sea.

Located at the confluence of three ocean currents and isolated from the rest of the world, the islands provide a unique habitat for unusual animal life — such as the land iguana, the giant tortoise and the many types of finch.

They chose the Galapagos Land and Sea Adventure «Tortuga» trip - think snorkelling in rich, clear blue waters, walking amidst hundreds of scurrying iguanas and relaxing with a cocktail at sunset - and that's a fraction of what they experienced!

Occasionally hybrid iguanas have been observed on South Plaza, the result of a cross between a male marine iguana and a female land iguana.

And while Genovesa harbors one of the Galapagos» largest and most diverse bird populations, there are no land reptiles — with the exception of some very small marine iguanas.

The island also has a forest of large, prickly pear cactus, which provides food for the land iguanas.

Here, we can observe one of the few remaining land iguanas of the species endemic to Santa Fe Island.

Day 13 Visit Plazas in the east of Santa Cruz Island, where you can find land iguanas.

Enjoy spotting the different species of giant tortoises, the land iguanas, and see the baby tortoises that will be reintroduced to the wild.

Endangered hawksbill and loggerhead turtles nest on Long Caye's beaches, as to several species of iguanas, lizards and large land crabs.

The artists» personal site selections produced a range of engagement, such as Hamilton's visit to the Galápagos, where she observed many of the animals for which the islands are known: land iguanas, finches, sea lions, and tortoises.

We took photographs of sea lions, and marine and land iguanas, and marveled at frigate birds, albatross, finches and of course, the blue - footed booby.