2020 GALAPAGOS MATING AND BONDING RITUALS

Genovesa
Male and Female Frigates
Genovesa
Male and Female Frigates

Female with PinK beak and Male with Orange Beak
Genovesa

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

North Seymour Island

North Seymour Island

North Seymour Island

North Seymour Island

San Cristobal
Courtesy Jorge Pigann
Female Shell Rubbed Smooth by Mating Procedure

The Turtle Pond
Coffee Plantation
Puerto Ayora
Santa Cruz Island

Coffee Plantation
Puerto Ayora
Santa Cruz Island
Swallow Tailed Gulls

South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls Santa Cruz Island

South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls Santa Cruz Island

South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls Santa Cruz Island

South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls Santa Cruz Island

South Plaza
Swallow Tailed Gulls Santa Cruz Island

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

1 of the three remaining in the world
South Plaza
Santa Cruz Island

1 of the three remaining in the world
South Plaza
Santa Cruz Island

1 of the three remaining in the world
South Plaza
Santa Cruz Island

1 of the three remaining in the world
South Plaza
Santa Cruz Island