What are 5 animals that live in the Galapagos Islands?

9 animals you’ll only find in the Galápagos

  • Galápagos land iguana.
  • Marine iguanas.
  • Galápagos giant tortoise.
  • Darwin’s finches.
  • Frigatebirds.
  • Blue-footed boobies.
  • Flightless cormorants.
  • Sally Lightfoot crabs.

How many animals are in the Galapagos Islands?

9,000 species
The Galapagos is home to over 9,000 species. These are all recorded in the datazone produced by the Charles Darwin Foundation. The list is always growing – despite scientists studying the wildlife on and around Galapagos for three centuries; new species are still being discovered every year.

What is the most common animal on the Galapagos Islands?

Sea Lion. Sea lions are the most abundant — and the cutest — marine mammals on the Galapagos Islands. They love to lounge around on the beach, and can be seen on practically every island all year long.

What is special about the animals on the Galápagos Islands?

Animals on the Galapagos islands are unique because they have evolved without fear of humans. Most of the land animals endemic to these islands evolved without natural predators for millions of years.

How did animals get to Galapagos?

BY SEA. It is likely that the ancestors of present-day Galapagos animals that are good swimmers (sea lions, sea turtles, penguins) actually swam their way to the islands with the help of some swift ocean currents.

What type of animal are the Galápagos Islands named for?

Giant tortoises
Giant tortoises were once so abundant on the Galápagos archipelago off Ecuador that the Spanish sailors who explored the region in 1535 named the string of islands for them. (The Spanish word for tortoise is galápago.)

What type of animal are the Galapagos Islands named for?

Giant tortoises were once so abundant on the Galápagos archipelago off Ecuador that the Spanish sailors who explored the region in 1535 named the string of islands for them. (The Spanish word for tortoise is galápago.)

Why are Galapagos animals not afraid of humans?

It is likely that due to the absence of predators on the islands, the animals of the Galapagos are not afraid of humans. The Galapagos Islands rose to fame due to the work of Charles Darwin, who, during his visit to the islands in 1835, left his mark on the archipelago and on science in general.

How long have animals been on the Galapagos Islands?

Five to ten million years ago, the tops of underwater Galapagos volcanoes appeared above water for the first time about 600 km from mainland Ecuador in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

How did animals get to Galapagos Islands?

Does Galapagos have monkeys?

We were lucky to witness squirrel monkeys, red howler monkeys (which you can hear every morning), golden-mantled tamarin monkeys, white-fronted capuchin monkeys, dusky red titi monkeys, equatorial sakis, night monkeys, and a wooly monkey.