The “large, conspicuous” animals are often seen by divers in the Galapagos Islands but went misidentified for over 180 years ...

A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday. Goliath, a ...

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP ... Warming oceans affect the food sources of many of the seagoing animals in the Galapagos. Marine iguanas — one of many species that are endemic, or ...

Plunging into the crystalline waters of the Galápagos Islands ... several unfamiliar sea creatures caught their attention — and for good reason. The out-of-place animals turned out to be ...

(Ernesto Benavides/Getty-AFP) Sea lions rest under the sun at the Galapagos Islands. (xeni4ka/Getty ... There were plenty of close encounters of the animal kind on terra firma.

I just returned home from an adventure in Ecuador, the highlight was two weeks on a boat exploring the Galápagos Islands. As ...

The Galápagos Islands, located roughly ... For example, the 19-room Golden Bay Galapagos is situated right on the harbor of San Cristóbal Island. You can watch sea lions cavort on a small ...

open image in gallery A Galapagos sea lion ... Feral animals — cats, dogs, pigs, goats and cattle, none of them native — are threatening the unique species of the islands.

(See National Geographic's photos of animals on the Galápagos Islands.) Sons More of a Burden? All this diving activity wasn't just for the sake of diving practice either—the juvenile sea lions ...

Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the ... many of the seagoing animals in the Galapagos.