The Galápagos yellow warblers on the more populous island of Santa Cruz also increased the duration of their song when ...

In 2015, the Galapagos authorities announced the discovery of a new species of tortoise that they called Chelonoidis donfaustoi, named after Fausto Llerena, the park ranger who for 40 years looked ...

With a minimum of 49 known living species, the term "tortoise" can cast a relatively wide net in terms of size, region, and habitat. One rises above them all when talking sheer mass: the ...

Iconic species such as tortoises, finches, boobies, and marine iguanas could suffer. The famed ecosystems that taught the world about natural selection may teach us a lesson yet again, offering us ...

Galapagos tortoises are like living dinosaurs. They’re much bigger than other tortoise species — in fact, they are the largest on Earth today! On average, a Galapagos tortoise grows to about 5 ...

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on ... thick beak for eating seeds. The tortoises on some islands have shells ...

San Cristóbal Island is also renowned for its diverse wildlife, featuring three species of boobies (blue-footed, red-footed and Nazca), giant tortoises, sea lions and Galápagos sharks.

When Fray Tomás de Berlanga first landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1535, he wasn’t impressed by the dry, volcanic landscape. However, he certainly was shocked to see giant tortoises so ...