Mating

2020 GALAPAGOS MATING AND BONDING RITUALS

“OMG It is huge!”
Genovesa
Male and Female Frigates
Genovesa
Male and Female Frigates
2 Nasca Boobies
Female with PinK beak and Male with Orange Beak
Genovesa
Nasca BoobiesMale and Female?
Nazca boobies are white with black feathers on their tails. The males have yellow or orange beaks, while the female’s beak is far paler and has a more pinkish tone. However, their colours do slightly vary between different populations. Females are also slightly larger in size.
Genovesa
Mating Dance of the Blue Footed Boobies
North Seymour Island
Mating Dance of the Blue Footed Boobies
North Seymour Island
Mating Dance of the Blue Footed Boobies
North Seymour Island
Mating Dance of the Blue Footed Boobies
North Seymour Island
Booby Mating Dance
San Cristobal
Courtesy Jorge Pigann
Female Shell Rubbed Smooth by Mating Procedure
Male Shell with Ring Morphology
The Turtle Pond
Coffee Plantation
Puerto Ayora
Santa Cruz Island
Female Shell with Smooth Morphology as a result of Male Mounting in Copulation – Sexual Act may be Up to 1.5 hours
Coffee Plantation
Puerto Ayora
Santa Cruz Island

Swallow Tailed Gulls

A Kiss
South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls   Santa Cruz Island
Finding the Right Position
South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls   Santa Cruz Island
Getting Comfortable
South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls   Santa Cruz Island
The Thrust
South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls   Santa Cruz Island
Pleasure
South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls   Santa Cruz Island
Pleasure
South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls   Santa Cruz Island
Hybrid Iguana Mating of land and Sea Iguana Results in Sterile Hybrid – 3 Left in the World
Hybrid Iguana
1 of the three remaining in the world
South Plaza
Santa Cruz Island
Hybrid Iguana
1 of the three remaining in the world
South Plaza
Santa Cruz Island
Hybrid Iguana
1 of the three remaining in the world
South Plaza
Santa Cruz Island
Hybrid Iguana
1 of the three remaining in the world
South Plaza
Santa Cruz Island